Poverty Status in Afghanistan

dc.creatorIslamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Economy
dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2017-08-15T15:33:55Z
dc.date2017-08-15T15:33:55Z
dc.date2010-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:08:42Z
dc.descriptionPoverty reduction is one of the three key objectives of the Afghanistan national development strategy. The poverty profile is an important element in the information kit of the policymaker that helps focus policy to attain this objective. A poverty profile is standard methodology to describe the extent and nature of poverty in a country or region. It assesses the magnitude of poverty and its distribution across geographic and socioeconomic domains, provides information on the characteristics of the poor, illustrates the heterogeneity among the poor, and identifies correlates of poverty. The report describes the multidimensional nature of poverty by encompassing the nonmonetary dimensions of poverty, particularly education and health status, and vulnerability to shocks. Tables in the report are also disaggregated by region, income sources, gender, and many socioeconomic characteristics. In addition to providing a picture of the many dimensions of poverty, it is important to also recognize that the poverty estimates in this report are the first nationally representative, seasonally smoothed estimates of wellbeing for Afghanistan. Because previously no such existing estimates were available, the provision of these estimates in this report is new analysis that substantially fills key knowledge gaps in our understanding of the poverty situation in Afghanistan.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/125671467989983985/Poverty-status-in-Afghanistan-a-profile-based-on-the-National-Risk-and-Vulnerability-Assessment-NRVA-2007-08
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27827
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/27827
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415574
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO FACILITIES
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectAGGREGATE POVERTY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WAGE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBASIC CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectBASIC CONSUMPTION NEEDS
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectBEVERAGES
dc.subjectBREAD
dc.subjectCALORIC INTAKE
dc.subjectCALORIC REQUIREMENT
dc.subjectCALORIE INTAKE
dc.subjectCANDY
dc.subjectCARPET WEAVING
dc.subjectCENTRAL REGION
dc.subjectCENTRAL REGIONS
dc.subjectCEREALS
dc.subjectCHANGES IN POVERTY
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION MEASURES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PATTERN
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PATTERNS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION QUINTILES
dc.subjectCORRELATES OF POVERTY
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCURRENT POVERTY
dc.subjectDAIRY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIETARY DIVERSITY
dc.subjectDIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectEGG
dc.subjectEGGS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFARM HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFARM PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFARMING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFIREWOOD
dc.subjectFOOD AID
dc.subjectFOOD ALLOWANCES
dc.subjectFOOD BUNDLE
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFOOD GOODS
dc.subjectFOOD ITEM
dc.subjectFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectFOOD NEEDS
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY RATE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD QUALITY
dc.subjectFOOD QUANTITY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SHARE
dc.subjectFOOD STOCKS
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLY
dc.subjectFOODS
dc.subjectFRUIT
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT INDEX
dc.subjectHIGHER INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK ASSETS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMEAN VALUE
dc.subjectMEASURING POVERTY
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectMONITORING POVERTY
dc.subjectMOUNTAINOUS AREAS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY RATE
dc.subjectNON-FOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectNON-FOOD GOODS
dc.subjectNON-FOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectNON-FOOD NEEDS
dc.subjectNON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectNONFOOD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectNONFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectOFFICIAL POVERTY
dc.subjectOPIUM
dc.subjectOVERALL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION LEVEL
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR PERSON
dc.subjectPOOR POPULATION
dc.subjectPOORER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP INDEX
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEAD
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICATORS
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICES
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVEL
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY POVERTY
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY SITUATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPOVERTY THRESHOLD
dc.subjectPREPARED FOODS
dc.subjectPULSES
dc.subjectREAL TERMS
dc.subjectREGIONAL DIVERSITY
dc.subjectREGIONAL VARIATION
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DIVIDE
dc.subjectRURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectRURAL FARM
dc.subjectRURAL FEMALE
dc.subjectRURAL FOOD
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL REHABILITATION
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSPATIAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectSPATIAL VARIATION
dc.subjectSPICES
dc.subjectSQUARED POVERTY GAP
dc.subjectSTANDARD ERRORS
dc.subjectSTRAW
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE ECONOMY
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE FARMERS
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectUNDERSTANDING OF POVERTY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectUTILITY LEVEL
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWELFARE MEASURE
dc.subjectWFP
dc.subjectWINTER MONTHS
dc.subjectWINTER SEASON
dc.subjectWORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
dc.titlePoverty Status in Afghanistan
dc.titleA Profile Based on National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2007/08
dc.typeReport
dc.typeRapport
dc.typeInforme

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