Absolute poverty

• What is absolute poverty?

  Inability to afford life necessities
• How does the UN define absolute poverty?

  Severe deprivation of basic human needs
• What basic human needs are included in the UN's definition of absolute poverty?

  Food, water, sanitation, health, shelter, education, information
• What daily income does the World Bank use to define absolute poverty?

  Less than US$1.90 a day
• What is the correlation between economic development and absolute poverty?

  More developed countries have fewer people in poverty
• How do governments in developed countries address absolute poverty?

  By intervening to provide necessities
• What are the key characteristics of absolute poverty according to the UN and World Bank?

  • Severe deprivation of basic human needs
  • Defined as living on less than US$1.90 a day
  • Correlation with economic development
  • Government intervention in developed countries