Afghanistan Social: Poverty and Inequality
Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population
AF: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population data was reported at 49.400 % in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 51.700 % for 2016. AF: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population data is updated yearly, averaging 50.550 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2020, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.700 % in 2016 and a record low of 49.400 % in 2020. AF: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 49.400 2020 | yearly | 2016 - 2020 |
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Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Children: % of population aged 0-17
AF: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Children: % of population aged 0-17 data was reported at 53.800 % in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 56.400 % for 2016. AF: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Children: % of population aged 0-17 data is updated yearly, averaging 55.100 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2020, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56.400 % in 2016 and a record low of 53.800 % in 2020. AF: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Children: % of population aged 0-17 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 53.800 2020 | yearly | 2016 - 2020 |
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Multidimensional Poverty Index: Children (population aged 0-17): scale 0-1
AF: Multidimensional Poverty Index: Children (population aged 0-17): scale 0-1 data was reported at 0.290 NA in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.300 NA for 2016. AF: Multidimensional Poverty Index: Children (population aged 0-17): scale 0-1 data is updated yearly, averaging 0.295 NA from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2020, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.300 NA in 2016 and a record low of 0.290 NA in 2020. AF: Multidimensional Poverty Index: Children (population aged 0-17): scale 0-1 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 0.290 2020 | yearly | 2016 - 2020 |
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Multidimensional Poverty Index: scale 0-1
AF: Multidimensional Poverty Index: scale 0-1 data was reported at 0.265 NA in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.270 NA for 2016. AF: Multidimensional Poverty Index: scale 0-1 data is updated yearly, averaging 0.268 NA from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2020, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.270 NA in 2016 and a record low of 0.265 NA in 2020. AF: Multidimensional Poverty Index: scale 0-1 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 0.265 2020 | yearly | 2016 - 2020 |
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Multidimensional Poverty Intensity (average share of deprivations experienced by the poor)
AF: Multidimensional Poverty Intensity (average share of deprivations experienced by the poor) data was reported at 53.600 % in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 52.500 % for 2016. AF: Multidimensional Poverty Intensity (average share of deprivations experienced by the poor) data is updated yearly, averaging 53.050 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2020, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 53.600 % in 2020 and a record low of 52.500 % in 2016. AF: Multidimensional Poverty Intensity (average share of deprivations experienced by the poor) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 53.600 2020 | yearly | 2016 - 2020 |
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Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: % of Population
AF: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: % of Population data was reported at 54.500 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 38.300 % for 2011. AF: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 38.300 % from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2016, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 54.500 % in 2016 and a record low of 33.700 % in 2007. AF: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.;;This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 54.500 2016 | yearly | 2007 - 2016 |
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Proportion of Population Pushed Below the $3.20: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: %
AF: Proportion of Population Pushed Below the $3.20: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % data was reported at 4.551 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.120 % for 2013. AF: Proportion of Population Pushed Below the $3.20: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % data is updated yearly, averaging 3.120 % from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2016, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.551 % in 2016 and a record low of 2.670 % in 2007. AF: Proportion of Population Pushed Below the $3.20: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Proportion of population pushed below the $3.20 ($2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. This indicator shows the fraction of a country’s population experiencing out-of-pocket health impoverishing expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household they live in would have been above the $3.20 poverty line, but because of the expenditures is below the poverty line. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).; ; World Health Organization and World Bank. 2021. Global Monitoring Report on Financial Protection in Health 2021.; Weighted Average; This indicator is related to Sustainable Development Goal 3.8.2 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 4.551 2016 | yearly | 2007 - 2016 |
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Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: UNDP: % of total population
Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: UNDP: % of total population data was reported at 55.900 % in 2015. Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: UNDP: % of total population data is updated yearly, averaging 55.900 % from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2015, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 55.900 % in 2015 and a record low of 55.900 % in 2015. Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: UNDP: % of total population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (UNDP) is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to UNDPs multidimensional poverty index. The index includes three dimensions -- health, education, and living standards.;Alkire, S., Kanagaratnam, U., and Suppa, N. (2023). ‘The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2023 country results and methodological note’, OPHI MPI Methodological Note 55, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), University of Oxford. (https://ophi.org.uk/mpi-methodological-note-55-2/);;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 55.900 2015 | yearly | 2015 - 2015 |
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Proportion of Population Pushed Below the $2.15: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2017 PPP: %
Proportion of Population Pushed Below the $2.15: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2017 PPP: % data was reported at 6.050 % in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.400 % for 2013. Proportion of Population Pushed Below the $2.15: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2017 PPP: % data is updated yearly, averaging 4.400 % from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2020, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.050 % in 2020 and a record low of 0.370 % in 2007. Proportion of Population Pushed Below the $2.15: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2017 PPP: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. This indicator shows the fraction of a country’s population experiencing out-of-pocket health impoverishing expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household they live in would have been above the $ 2.15 poverty line, but because of the expenditures is below the poverty line. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).;Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection);Weighted average;This indicator is related to Sustainable Development Goal 3.8.2 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 6.050 2020 | yearly | 2007 - 2020 |
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Proportion of Population Pushed Below the 60% Median Consumption Poverty Line By Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure: %
Proportion of Population Pushed Below the 60% Median Consumption Poverty Line By Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure: % data was reported at 6.500 % in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.350 % for 2016. Proportion of Population Pushed Below the 60% Median Consumption Poverty Line By Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure: % data is updated yearly, averaging 3.215 % from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2020, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.500 % in 2020 and a record low of 1.790 % in 2007. Proportion of Population Pushed Below the 60% Median Consumption Poverty Line By Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. This indicator shows the fraction of a country’s population experiencing out-of-pocket health impoverishing expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household they live in would have been above the 60% median consumption but because of the expenditures is below the poverty line. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).;Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection);Weighted average;This indicator is related to Sustainable Development Goal 3.8.2 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 6.500 2020 | yearly | 2007 - 2020 |