Extreme poverty is the most severe state of poverty, where people have minimal or very limited access to basic necessities, such as food, clothing, shelter, education and health care. The World Bank defines extreme poverty as living on US $1 or less per day, and estimates that 1.1 billion people currently live under these conditions. Eradication of extreme poverty and hunger by 2015 is a Millennium Development Goal.

Extreme poverty is most common in Sub-Saharan Africa.

See also

• List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty
• Income inequality metrics
• Make Poverty History
• Poverty line
• Poverty reduction

References

• Sachs, Jeffrey (2005). The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time Penguin Press Hc ISBN 1594200459
• Jones, Gareth Stedman (2004) An End to Poverty? Profile Books LTD ISBN 1861977298

External links

• Poverty Indicators, Statistics & Measurement
• Is There Such a Thing as an Absolute Poverty Line Over Time?
• New Light on the Behavior of Poverty Lines Over Time
• WhiteBand.org - Global Call to Action Against Poverty
• Scientific American Magazine (September 2005 Issue) Can Extreme Poverty Be Eliminated?

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