Table 5 Measures available in the database.
From: The global Multidimensional Poverty Index: Harmonised level estimates and their changes over time
Measure | Description | Indicator-specific | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
M0 | MPI (adjusted headcount ratio) | H × A | |
H | headcount ratio | proportion of population which is poor | |
A | intensity | average deprivation among poor people | |
hd | uncensored deprivation rate | • | proportion of population which is deprived in indicator |
hdk | censored deprivation rate | • | proportion of population which is poor and deprived in indicator |
popsh | population share | population share of particular subgroup (if applicable) | |
N | number of observations | number of observations in estimation sample | |
mv_uw | missing values (unweighted) | • | proportion of missing values for indicator / overall retained sample (unweighted) |
mv_w | missing values (weighted) | • | proportion of missing values for indicator / overall retained sample (weighted) |
sev | severity | proportion of population which is severely poor | |
vuln | vulnerability | proportion of population which is vulnerable |
