Multidimensional Poverty Index

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The Multidimensional Poverty Index is a global measure that assesses poverty by capturing multiple deprivations in health, education, and living standards at the household and individual level.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composite indicator
global poverty measure
poverty index
statistical measure
alsoKnownAs MPI
appliedTo developing countries
low-income countries
middle-income countries
associatedWith James Foster
Sabina Alkire
captures multiple deprivations
contrastsWith income poverty measures
developedAt University of Oxford
developedBy Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
United Nations Development Programme
dimension education
health
living standards
focusesOn deprivations in basic capabilities
hasComponent incidence of poverty
intensity of poverty
hasSubType global MPI
national MPI
regional MPI
indicatorType headcount ratio
weighted deprivation score
introducedIn 2010
levelOfAnalysis household level
individual level
measures multidimensional poverty
methodologyBasedOn Alkire-Foster method
purpose identify people experiencing multiple deprivations
inform poverty reduction policies
monitor progress in poverty reduction
relatedConcept capability approach
human development
replaced Multidimensional Poverty Index self-linksurface differs
surface form: Human Poverty Index
unitOfAnalysis household
person
updatedBy Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
United Nations Development Programme
usedFor international comparisons of poverty
national poverty measurement
subnational poverty analysis
usedIn Human Development Report
surface form: Human Development Reports
usesDataFrom household surveys

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Human Development Index inspired Multidimensional Poverty Index
HDI relatedTo Multidimensional Poverty Index
subject surface form: Human Development Index
Human Development Report includesIndex Multidimensional Poverty Index
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index relatedTo Multidimensional Poverty Index
Multidimensional Poverty Index replaced Multidimensional Poverty Index self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Human Poverty Index
HDR introducedConcept Multidimensional Poverty Index
MPI fullName Multidimensional Poverty Index
MPI acronymFor Multidimensional Poverty Index
Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative knownFor Multidimensional Poverty Index
this entity surface form: global Multidimensional Poverty Index
Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative developed Multidimensional Poverty Index
this entity surface form: global Multidimensional Poverty Index
Alkire-Foster method appliedIn Multidimensional Poverty Index
this entity surface form: global Multidimensional Poverty Index
Sabina Alkire coCreatorOf Multidimensional Poverty Index
this entity surface form: global Multidimensional Poverty Index