Malawi - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population)
Definition: Population below $2 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.00 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 93.50 |
| 2004 | 90.45 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population)
Definition: Population below $1.25 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.25 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 83.07 |
| 2004 | 73.86 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)
Definition: National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 65.30 |
| 2004 | 52.40 |
Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population)
Definition: Rural poverty rate is the percentage of the rural population living below the national rural poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 66.50 |
| 2004 | 55.90 |
Poverty headcount ratio at urban poverty line (% of urban population)
Definition: Urban poverty rate is the percentage of the urban population living below the national urban poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 54.90 |
| 2004 | 25.40 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
