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COMCEC Poverty Outlook 2019

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Figure 19: Multidimensional Poverty Rate in Low Income OIC Member Countries

Source: World Bank, 2019.

The contribution of deprivation in education to overall multidimensional poverty ranges between

28 (Tajikistan) and 55.1 (Uganda), the contribution of deprivation in health ranges between 21.3

(Tajikistan) and 90.44 (Uganda), and the contribution of deprivation in living conditions ranges

between 25.8 (Tajikistan) and 55.1 (Uganda).

State of Hunger

All the countries in the low income group are in the position of “low income food-deficit country”.

The GHI values of these countries ranged from 22.3 (Gambia) to 45.4 (Chad) in 2018. 11 out of 15

of these countries have serious hunger situation, 3 countries have an alarming situation, 1 country

has moderate hunger situation and index values for two countries are not available also Somalia

has no data for 2018

(Table 4)

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Table 4: Global Hunger Index Values of Low Income OIC Member Countries

Country

2000

2005

2010

2018

Somalia

62.5

59.3

54

Guinea

43.7

36.8

30.9

28.9

Yemen

43.2

41.7

34.5

39.7

Benin

37.5

33.5

28.1

24.3

Mali

44.2

38.7

27.5

27.8

Uganda

41.2

34.2

31.3

31.2

Burkina Faso

47.4

48.8

36.8

27.7

Chad

51.4

52

48.9

45.4

Afghanistan

52.3

43.2

35

34.3

Guinea-Bissau

42.4

40.3

31

29.1

7,4

47,7 48,2

55,1 55,2 55,9 57,9

61,9

66,8 67,3

72,5

78,1

83,8 85,7

90,5

0,0

10,0

20,0

30,0

40,0

50,0

60,0

70,0

80,0

90,0

100,0