#3 China's Poverty

China's Poverty

 

Over the years, China has been the majority of the World's poverty population. Over 600 million people just in China grew out of poverty. Their poverty rate fell from 85% 15% over the course of 33 years. Without China poverty would have only falledn 10%. They can take the credit for nearly all of the world's reduction in poverty.

 

 

Without China, the overall world's poverty rate would be much higher. China has helped stimulate the economy (and make it a stronger one) with this huge drop in poverty percentages.

 http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org/country/home/tags/china

 

Shah, Anup. "Poverty Around the World." Poverty Around the World. N.p., n.d. Web.

#2 World Bank's Poverty Estimated Revised

World Bank's Poverty Estimated Revised

Facts:

-1.4 billion people live under the poverty line

- An older measure was one dollar a day putting only 984 million under the poverty line

-Currently if you live off of $1.24 a day then you are considered poor
 

 http://data.worldbank.org/topic/poverty"World Poverty Statistics." Statistic Brain RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2014.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Graph shows what percent of the total population in the world is under the poverty line.

 

 

"World Poverty Statistics." Statistic Brain RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2014."A Shocking Comparison Of Poverty Levels Between The U.S. And Brazil." Seeking Alpha. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 May 2014.

 

"The Environment Times." What Does It Mean to Be Poor? N.p., n.d. Web. 09 May 2014.

Poverty Around the Globe

1.Poverty Around the Globe 

Poor people do not have enough food, clothing, education or healthcare; they live in areas that are prone to disease, crime and natural disasters thus making the economy weaker and weaker.

What does it mean to be poor? How is poverty measured?

Poverty is measured based on how much each family makes and how many people they have in their family. If a family has a total income of $30,000 and they have one child (three people total) the family is considered above the poverty line. If a different family has an annual income of $30,000 but has 7 kids (9 people total) then they will be considered poor, or below the poverty line.

   "Poverty as a blot on society has been eclipsed by other priorities, especially the need to determine a financially acceptable level of social welfare cover"

"World Poverty Statistics." Statistic Brain RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2014.

 http://www.globalissues.org/article/26/poverty-facts-and-stats

"Poverty Around The World." - Global Issues. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 May 2014.