COMCEC Poverty Outlook 2017
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Figure 19: Multidimensional Poverty Rate in Low Income OIC Member Countries
Source: UNDP, 2016.
The contribution of deprivation in education to overall multidimensional poverty ranges
between 18 (Uganda) and 45.6 (Afghanistan), the contribution of deprivation in health ranges
between 18.8 (Somalia) and 30.9 (the Gambia), and the contribution of deprivation in living
conditions ranges between 33.4 (Senegal) and 51.9 (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 16.5 (Senegal) to 44.3 (Chad) in 2016.
11 out of 16 of these countries have serious hunger situation, 2 countries have an alarming
situation, 1 country has moderate hunger situation and index values for two countries are not
available .
Table 4: Global Hunger Index Values of Low Income OIC Member Countries
Country 1990 1995 2000 2005 2016
Afghanistan 47,4 55,9 52,5 44,9 34,8
Benin 46,1 42,6 38,2 33,3 23,2
Burkina Faso 53,0 46,1 48,4 49,6 31
Chad 65,0 60,6 52,0 53,1 44,3
Gambia 36,4 35,4 27,9 26,3 20,9
Guinea 47,8 45,8 44,4 38,0 28,1
Guinea-Bissau - 45,2 43,9 31,9 27,4
Mali 51,9 51,3 43,9 38,3 28,1
Mozambique 64,5 63,2 49,2 42,4 31,7
Niger 64,7 62,7 53,0 42,8 33,7
Senegal 36,8 36,9 37,9 28,5 16,5
Sierra Leone 58,8 56,0 53,5 52,4 35
Togo 42,5 44,1 38,6 36,4 22,4
Uganda 39,8 40,9 39,3 32,2 26,4
Source: IFPRI , 2015.
Note: Index values for Comoros and Somalia are not calculated.
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48,5 51,9
57,2 58,8
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