Poverty Status in Afghanistan

Poverty reduction is one of the three key objectives of the Afghanistan national development strategy. The poverty profile is an important element in the information kit of the policymaker that helps focus policy to attain this objective. A poverty profile is standard methodology to describe the extent and nature of poverty in a country or region. It assesses the magnitude of poverty and its distribution across geographic and socioeconomic domains, provides information on the characteristics of the poor, illustrates the heterogeneity among the poor, and identifies correlates of poverty. The report describes the multidimensional nature of poverty by encompassing the nonmonetary dimensions of poverty, particularly education and health status, and vulnerability to shocks. Tables in the report are also disaggregated by region, income sources, gender, and many socioeconomic characteristics. In addition to providing a picture of the many dimensions of poverty, it is important to also recognize that the poverty estimates in this report are the first nationally representative, seasonally smoothed estimates of wellbeing for Afghanistan. Because previously no such existing estimates were available, the provision of these estimates in this report is new analysis that substantially fills key knowledge gaps in our understanding of the poverty situation in Afghanistan.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Economy, World Bank
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-07
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, ACCESS TO FACILITIES, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, ACCESS TO MARKETS, ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER, ACCESS TO SERVICES, AGGREGATE POVERTY, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AGRICULTURAL WAGE, AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR, AGRICULTURE, BASIC CONSUMPTION, BASIC CONSUMPTION NEEDS, BASIC NEEDS, BEVERAGES, BREAD, CALORIC INTAKE, CALORIC REQUIREMENT, CALORIE INTAKE, CANDY, CARPET WEAVING, CENTRAL REGION, CENTRAL REGIONS, CEREALS, CHANGES IN POVERTY, CHILD LABOR, CLEAN WATER, CONFLICT, CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE, CONSUMPTION MEASURES, CONSUMPTION PATTERN, CONSUMPTION PATTERNS, CONSUMPTION QUINTILES, CORRELATES OF POVERTY, CROP PRODUCTION, CURRENT POVERTY, DAIRY, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DIETARY DIVERSITY, DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY, DIVERSIFICATION, DRINKING WATER, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC POLICY, EGG, EGGS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EXPENDITURE DISTRIBUTION, FAMILY MEMBERS, FARM HOUSEHOLDS, FARM PRODUCTIVITY, FARMING ACTIVITIES, FIREWOOD, FOOD AID, FOOD ALLOWANCES, FOOD BUNDLE, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD CONSUMPTION DATA, FOOD CONSUMPTION DISTRIBUTION, FOOD EXPENDITURE, FOOD EXPENDITURES, FOOD GOODS, FOOD ITEM, FOOD ITEMS, FOOD NEEDS, FOOD POVERTY, FOOD POVERTY LINE, FOOD POVERTY RATE, FOOD PRICE, FOOD PRICES, FOOD QUALITY, FOOD QUANTITY, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD SHARE, FOOD STOCKS, FOOD SUPPLY, FOODS, FRUIT, HEADCOUNT INDEX, HIGHER INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HOUSING, IMPACT ON POVERTY, INCOME, INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES, INFANT MORTALITY, INFANT MORTALITY RATES, IRRIGATION, LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES, LIVESTOCK ASSETS, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, LIVING STANDARDS, MALNUTRITION, MATERNAL HEALTH, MEAN VALUE, MEASURING POVERTY, MEAT, MONITORING POVERTY, MOUNTAINOUS AREAS, NATIONAL POVERTY, NATIONAL POVERTY RATE, NON-FOOD CONSUMPTION, NON-FOOD GOODS, NON-FOOD ITEMS, NON-FOOD NEEDS, NON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS, NONFOOD EXPENDITURES, NONFOOD ITEMS, OFFICIAL POVERTY, OPIUM, OVERALL POVERTY LINE, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION LEVEL, POOR, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR PEOPLE, POOR PERSON, POOR POPULATION, POORER HOUSEHOLDS, POVERTY ANALYSIS, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, POVERTY ESTIMATES, POVERTY GAP, POVERTY GAP INDEX, POVERTY HEAD, POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE, POVERTY INCIDENCE, POVERTY INDICATORS, POVERTY INDICES, POVERTY LEVEL, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY LINES, POVERTY POVERTY, POVERTY PROFILE, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION IMPACT, POVERTY SITUATION, POVERTY STATUS, POVERTY THRESHOLD, PREPARED FOODS, PULSES, REAL TERMS, REGIONAL DIVERSITY, REGIONAL VARIATION, RISK MANAGEMENT, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DIVIDE, RURAL EMPLOYMENT, RURAL FARM, RURAL FEMALE, RURAL FOOD, RURAL HOUSEHOLD, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL LABOR, RURAL POOR, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL REHABILITATION, SAFETY NETS, SANITATION, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOLING, SPATIAL DIFFERENCES, SPATIAL VARIATION, SPICES, SQUARED POVERTY GAP, STANDARD ERRORS, STRAW, SUBSISTENCE, SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY, SUBSISTENCE FARMERS, SUGAR, UNDERSTANDING OF POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, URBAN AREAS, URBAN HOUSEHOLDS, UTILITY LEVEL, VEGETABLES, VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT, WAGE EMPLOYMENT, WELFARE MEASURE, WFP, WINTER MONTHS, WINTER SEASON, WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/125671467989983985/Poverty-status-in-Afghanistan-a-profile-based-on-the-National-Risk-and-Vulnerability-Assessment-NRVA-2007-08 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27827
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