Lack of water
Berrible physical condition
Poverty in china
current situation
China is the biggest developing country and has become more and more prosperous. It also has the biggest population in the world. Asian Development Bank (2004) explained that there are more than 150 million people living in poverty in China. Every day, they just h ave 1 dollar or less money can use. The poverty problem is one of t he most important problems in the world, and it is more serious in China
Current situation of world poverty
Absolutely poverty population: About 100 million
hunger population: reached 850 million
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the world food programme, released October 14, 2009annual report, the 2009 global hunger population is 1020 million people, is the hightest value for the past 40 years;30 countries in need of emergency assistance, including 20 for Africa. Global Hunger Index Based on 3 indicators : the prevalence of malnutrition is among children, child mortality and the in take of calories are less than 1800 calories of the population in the proportion of the total population.
Poverty Trend
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Live less than $1.25 a day Live less than $2 a day Live less than $2.5 a day Live less than $4 a day Live less than $5 a day
13.1% (172 million) 29.8% (394 million) 39.9% (528 million) 62% (821 million) 71.6% (948 million)
Data:
Gini coefficient(基尼系数)
Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
the whole 0.485 0.487 0.48 0.49 0.490 0.48 0.47 0.47 0.473
nation
41
174
Poverty Headcount Ratio (2008)
Definition of poverty
1．Absolute poverty Also known as survival poverty, it is to show in certain social
production mode and life style, personal and family rely on labor income and other legal income cannot maintain their basic living needs of individuals or families, such as poverty
Poverty
One of the biggest problems in the world
world poverty
Fighting
poverty
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The history
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The cause of poverty
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The definition
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China
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The history of poverty
• Since there is modern civilization, there is poverty.
• With the development of society, the global poor range extended; the population of poverty increased and the gap between rich and poor widened.
2．Relative poverty Relative poverty is defined with the social average compared to its
income level decreased to a certain degree, maintained that the status of social life, each social class between and within each stratum income difference.