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Deprivation Index
The Deprivation Index is a tool for measuring diverse dimensions of poverty. The dissatisfaction with the one-dimensional measure of income poverty that ignores the deprivations of several other capabilities and opportunities necessitated development of the Multidimensional Deprivation Index. Notwithstanding several efforts, development of such a broad deprivation measure is still in its infancy. Very often, the robustness of a Deprivation Index is judged against its reliability, contextual relevance, and the usefulness of its metrics.
| Table 1 Domain and indicators of HPI-I and HPI-II | ||
|---|---|---|
Domains of Deprivations | HPI-I | HPI-II |
Education | Percentage of adults who are illiterate | Adults lacking functional literacy skills |
Health | Percentage of people not expected to survive to age 40 | Probability at birth of not surviving to age 60 |
Livelihood | Percentage of people without access to safe water, underweight children (under 5), and percentage of people ... | |
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