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The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is the product of two numbers:
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Headcount H or percentage of people who are poor and
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Average intensity of deprivation A – which reflects the proportion of dimensions in which households are deprived.
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The criterion for someone to be declared as deprived as per MPI are as follows:
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Education (year of schooling, child enrolment): Each indicator is equally weighted at 1/6.
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Health (child mortality, nutrition): Each indicator is equally weighted at 1/6.
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Standard of living (electricity, drinking water, sanitation, flooring, cooking fuel, assets): Each indicator is equally weighted at 1/18.
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In terms of countries, India accounts for both the highest and a staggering number of multi-dimensionally poor people.
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Nearly 31% (217 million) out of the 689 million poor children all over the globe live in India.