Knowra Extreme poverty Extreme poverty Extreme poverty is severe deprivation that prevents people from meeting basic needs. It is commonly measured using an international income threshold, adjusted for purchasing power.
International poverty line : A benchmark income threshold used to compare extreme poverty across countries, adjusted for differences in purchasing power. It turns the broad condition into a comparable statistical measure.
World Bank : An international financial institution that provides loans, grants, and expertise to support development. It sets and reports the widely used international extreme-poverty line.
Child mortality : The death of children before a specified age, commonly measured before age five. Lack of food, healthcare, and sanitation raises preventable risks for children.
Relative poverty : Poverty defined in relation to the income or living standards typical of a particular society. Unlike an absolute threshold, it changes with a society's overall standard of living.
Purchasing power parity : A method for comparing currencies by the amount of goods and services they can buy. It helps make the poverty threshold reflect local prices rather than exchange rates alone.
Sustainable Development Goal 1 : The United Nations goal to end poverty in all its forms everywhere. Its targets include ending extreme poverty and tracking progress toward that aim.
Malnutrition : A condition caused by deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in energy or nutrients. Insufficient resources can limit access to adequate, nutritious food.
Absolute poverty : Deprivation defined by inability to afford a fixed set of basic needs. Extreme poverty is generally treated as the most severe form of absolute poverty.
Poverty trap : A self-reinforcing condition in which low income and limited assets obstruct investments that could raise future income. It explains how deprivation can persist despite effort or economic growth.
Social protection : Public policies that protect people from poverty and hardship through transfers, services, or insurance. It offers tools for reducing immediate deprivation and vulnerability.
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