Poverty
The link between poverty and premature death and disability has been long evident, but the definition of who is poor and the global distribution of the extremely poor are changing. Today there are fewer poor and fragile states and most of poor people live in stable, middle-income nations. This section examines the ways in which ill-health and poverty are now interacting and reinforcing each other.
Poverty
$1.90
World Bank threshold per diem for extreme poverty
World Bank threshold per diem for extreme poverty
6 of 10
Extremely poor people are in middle-income nations
Extremely poor people are in middle-income nations
1.9 B
Billion people living in extreme poverty, 1990
Billion people living in extreme poverty, 1990
589 M
Number of people living in extreme poverty, 2019
Number of people living in extreme poverty, 2019
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