Rwanda Poverty Assessment

The last poverty assessment for Rwanda was conducted in 1997. Three years after the genocide, the country was characterized by deep and widespread poverty, rock-bottom health indicators, and pervasive hunger and food insecurity. In real terms, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita was lower than it had been in 1960. In real terms, the economy quadrupled between 1995 and 2013. Enrolment in primary school is near universal and infant and child mortality are among the lowest in Africa. A large part of the population, including the extreme poor, is covered by public health insurance. This poverty assessment focuses on the evolution of poverty and other social indicators over the past decade (2000-1 and 2010-11). Using data from a variety of sources, mainly the three household living standards surveys (EICV) and the three demographic and health surveys (DHS) conducted during the past decade, the poverty assessment documents trends in monetary and non-monetary dimensions of living standards and examines the drivers of observed trends. The aim of the poverty assessment is to provide policy makers and development partners with information and analysis that can be used to improve the effectiveness of their poverty reduction and social programs.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015-04
Subjects:	SANITATION, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, POVERTY POVERTY, RISKS, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, POVERTY LINE, POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLD, LANDHOLDINGS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, LACK OF EDUCATION, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES, FOOD CONSUMPTION, INCOME, POVERTY RATES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, EQUITABLE ACCESS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, NATIONAL POVERTY LINE, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, COUNTERFACTUAL, NUTRITION OUTCOMES, HEALTH INSURANCE, POLITICAL ECONOMY, DEATH, FOOD POLICY, RURAL INCOMES, NATIONAL POVERTY, POOR PEOPLE, EXTREME POVERTY LINE, DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS, INEQUALITY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER, FARM INCOME, LIVESTOCK INCOME, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL POOR, ASSET HOLDINGS, CONFLICT, FEMALE- HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, ROSCAS, MEASURES, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, RURAL SECTORS, POVERTY MEASURES, HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS, POVERTY REDUCTION, AGRICULTURAL WAGE, RURAL PROVINCES, NONFARM INCOME, SAVINGS, CROP PRODUCTION, INCIDENCE ANALYSIS, RURAL HOUSEHOLD, LAND – SIZE, FOOD BASKET, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, POOR HOUSEHOLD, FOOD POVERTY LINE, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, POVERTY GAP, POVERTY REDUCING, INCOME GROWTH, POOR DISTRICTS, EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS, FARM EMPLOYMENT, POOR CHILDREN, TRANSFERS, INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE, HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION, POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, FARM ACTIVITY, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, POVERTY STATUS, POVERTY MAPS, CHRONIC POVERTY, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, LAND OWNERSHIP, FARM WORKERS, INADEQUATE FOOD, INCOME RISK, CALORIE INTAKE, FARMERS, FAMINE, POVERTY MAP, FARM SECTOR, FARM SELF- EMPLOYMENT, FOOD AID, POVERTY PROFILE, HOUSEHOLD HEADS, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, POVERTY LINES, AGRICULTURAL CHANGE, HUMAN CAPITAL, FARMLAND, RURAL COMMUNITIES, FOOD SECURITY, POVERTY INDEX, CHRONIC MALNUTRITION, HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY, FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, FOOD POVERTY, HIGHER INEQUALITY, LAND QUALITY, RURAL AREA, INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES, FARM ACTIVITIES, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, ABSOLUTE POVERTY, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, MALNUTRITION, RURAL, RURAL WORKERS, CHILD NUTRITION, FARM WORK, NUTRITION, LAND SIZE, PUBLIC WORKS, HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, POVERTY TARGET, PRIVATE TRANSFERS, AGRICULTURAL INPUTS, CHILD MORTALITY, INSURANCE, AGRICULTURAL YIELDS, FOOD INSECURITY, TARGETING, POVERTY INDICATORS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, HIGH INEQUALITY, CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING, FEMALE -HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX, FOOD INTAKE, CORRELATES OF POVERTY, DRINKING WATER, WAR, EXTREME POVERTY, IRRIGATION, SOCIAL PROTECTIONS, FARM SELF-EMPLOYMENT, ACCESS TO SERVICES, RURAL AREAS, POVERTY, FARM SELF -EMPLOYMENT, CLEAN WATER, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, FOOD AVAILABILITY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, POVERTY DYNAMICS, EXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDS, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, POOR, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, HOUSEHOLD INCOME DIVERSIFICATION, PUBLIC SPENDING, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, REMOTE AREAS, FARM-GATE, HOUSEHOLD LIVING STANDARDS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INEQUALITY, POOR HOUSEHOLDS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25244543/rwanda-poverty-assessment-poverty-global-practice-africa-region https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22970
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