Living in poverty - the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index

New figures for Angola, Armenia, Ethiopia, Nepal and Senegal have been published by the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI). This is the first time Angola's Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) has been updated since 2001, showing that 48% of the country's population were classified as poor. The resulting analysis shows an MPI of 0. Even though the figures are not directly comparable because they come from different surveys, the new numbers suggest the country achieved a significant reduction in poverty over the last 15 years. According to Angola's 2001 MPI, more than 77% of the population was multidimensionally poor. The Global MPI monitors 10 indicators, such as school attendance, child mortality and safe drinking water. These indicators are grouped across three dimensions: education, health and standard of living.