POVERTY

A DARK SPOT IN HUMANITY

DEFINITION OF TERMS
o POVERTY
- A state or condition in which a
person or community lacks the
financial resources and essentials to
enjoy a minimum standard of life and
well-being that's considered
acceptable in society.

DEFINITION OF TERMS
o POVERTY INCIDENCE
- It is the number of households
having an income below the
poverty threshold , to meet
basic food needs and non-food
o SUBSISTENCE INCIDENCE
- It is the minimum income
required to meet basic food
needs and satisfy the nutritional

DEFINITION OF TERMS
o POVERTY THRESHOLD
- The minimum level of income
deemed adequate in a particular
country

DEFINITION OF TERMS
o CAPITA PER INCOME
- Also known as income per
person, is the mean income of
the people in an economic unit
such as a country or city.

DEFINITION OF TERMS
o GROSS DOMESTIC
PRODUCT (GDP)
- The monetary value of all the
finished goods and services
produced within a country's
borders in a specific time period

DEFINITION OF TERMS
o UNEMPLOYMENT
- Condition of a person who is able to
work, is actively seeking work, but is
unable to find any.

TYPES OF POVERTY
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ABSOLUTE POVERTY
RELATIVE POVERTY
MODERATE POVERTY
ULTRA POVERTY
VOLUNTARY POVERTY

o ABSOLUTE POVERTY
- The World Bank defines extreme
poverty as living on less than
U.S$1.25/day.

o RELATIVE POVERTY
- It views poverty as socially defined
and dependent on social context,
- a measure of inequality

o MODERATE POVERTY
- Which income/day is less then $2 a
day.

o ULTRA POVERTY
- Receiving less than 80% minimum
caloric in take whilst spending more
than 80% of income in food

o VOLUNTARY POVERTY
- Poverty is considered a necessary or
desirable condition, which embraced
in order to reach certain spiritual,
moral, or intellectual states.

CAUSES OF POVERTY
o DIRECT CAUSES
Unemployment
Lack of food and facilities
Excessive breeding
Debts
Lack of financial, investing and shares trading
knowledge
Overspending
Access to education and medicine
Catastrophes

CAUSES OF POVERTY
oPRIMARY CAUSES
Corruption
Labor standards
Lack of Control of Local Resources
Lack of democracy in a country
Lack of inclusiveness
Insufficient Law and order
Limited property and personal property rights
Not allowing businesses to keep most of their
profits

CAUSES OF POVERTY
o HISTORICAL CAUSES
Colonialism
Slavery
War
Conquest

EFFECTS OF POVERTY
o SOCIAL

High Infant Mortality and Annual Death Rate

Increase in hygiene and diet related diseases
Increased rate of homeless people
Nation's tourism trade
Impact on the affected childrens development,
both physically and mentally
Children from poorer backgrounds lag at all
stages of education.

EFFECTS OF POVERTY
o POLITICAL
Increased Crime
Rate
Increased risk of
war
Mass emigration
of population
Genocide
Terrorism

WORLD POVERTY
STATISTICAL UPDATES
Total Percentage of World Population that lives on less
than $2.50 a day

50%

Total number of people that live on less than $2.50 a day

3 Billion

Total Percentage of People that live on less than $1.25 a day

1 Billion

Total percent of World Populations that live where income

differentials are widening

80%

Total Percentage of World Income the richest 20% account for

75%

Total Number of children that die each day due to Poverty

22,000

Total Number of People in Developing Countries with

Inadequate Access to Water

1.1 billion

Total Number of School Days lost to Water Related Illness

Year
2013

443 million
school days

Ratio of People at Poverty to Wealthy Level

88 to 1

POOREST COUNTRIES IN THE

WORLD
10. TOGO
o During the colonial period it was been ruled by France
o Threatened by civil wars from its neighbour countries.
o Its income per capita is 898 $ which is below the
poverty line
9. MALAWI
o Poor communication system
o Landlocked country
o Its income per capita is 860$

POOREST COUNTRIES IN THE

WORLD
8. SIERRE LEONE
o It is sometimes shocking to believe that a country having gold and
diamond industries are considered in one of the poorest countries in the
world.
o Its income per capita is below the poverty line
7.
o
o
o

ERITREA
Its economy is based on agriculture
Metal is one main thing that this country exports in the world
Its income per capita is 777 $

6.
o
o
o
o

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

A landlocked country
The main reasons for its economic downfall is lack of honesty of their rulers
Different diseases are growing in this region and AIDS is one of them
Its income per capita is 767$

POOREST COUNTRIES IN THE

WORLD
5. BURUNDI
o Its income per capita is 614 $
o Its people are suffering through different diseases
and problems like AIDS, HIV and
o There is lack of good political system

4. NIGER
o Great issue of gender
o It is one of the land locked countries
o Income per capita below the poverty line

POOREST COUNTRIES IN THE

WORLD
3. LIBERIA
Income per capita of 49$
Faced many civil wars
2. ZIMBABWE
Faced many civil wars
Faced corrupt leaders

POOREST COUNTRIES IN THE

WORLD
1. CONGO
o Income per capita of 348$
o Its reasons for its economic downfall
is the same as for the countries
stated above

STATISTICAL UPDATES ON
POVERTY IN ASIA
o THE EXTREME POVERTY RATE - 20.7% in 2010
o $1.25 POVERTY RATE - Would decline to 1.4% in
2030, and could be eradicated (World Bank)
o $1.51 POVERTY LINE - Raises Asias poverty 20.7%
to 30.5%
o THE VULNERABILITY-ADJUSTED POVERTY LINE- Adds
about 11.9 percentage points to Asias poverty rate
in 2010

POOREST COUNTRIES IN ASIA

RANK

COUNTRY

GDP PER
CAPITA

POPULATION

Afghanistan

$1,000

29,835,392

Nepal

$1,300

29,391,883

Burma

$1,300

53,999,804

Bangladesh

$1,700

158,570,535

North Korea

$1,800

24,457,492

Tajikistan

$2,000

7,627,200

Cambodia

$2,300

14,701,717

Kyrgyzstan

$2,400

5,587,443

Laos

$2,700

6,477,211

10

Pakistan

$2,800

187,342,721

STATISTICAL UPDATES ON
POVERTY IN THE PHILIPPINES
o POVERTY INCIDENCE AMONG
FILIPINOS - 25.8 % based on the
2014 APIS conducted in July 2014

STATISTICAL UPDATES ON
POVERTY IN THE PHILIPPINES
o SUBSISTENCE INCIDENCE AMONG
FILIPINOS - 10.5 % in the first
semester of 2014

POOREST REGIONS IN THE

PHILIPPINES
Luzon Region:
1. Apayao
2. Masbate

Visayas Region:
1. Negros Oriental
2. West Samar
3. Eastern Samar
4. Northern Samar

Mindanao Region:
1. Lanao del Sur
2. Maguindanao
3. Zamboanga del Norte
4. Saranggani
5. North Cotabato
6. Bukidnon
7. Lanao del Norte
8. Camiguin
9. Sultan Kudarat
10. Sulu

POOREST REGIONS IN THE

PHILIPPINES
o 10 out of 16 poorest provinces in the
country are in Mindanao
o LANAO DEL SUR - leading the way
with a 67.3 % poverty incidence.
o The problem exists despite
Mindanao's vast natural resources, is
due to the decades-long conflict in the
region.

WORLD UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DUE

TO POVERTY

WORLD UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DUE

TO POVERTY

TOP 20 COUNTRIES WITH HIGHEST

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DUE TO POVERTY

TOP 20 COUNTRIES WITH HIGHEST

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DUE TO POVERTY

o Zimbabwe
- has high rates of unemployment due to bad
governance.

o Nauru
- as the second for its stagnant economy and unstable
administration.

o Liberia
- ranked as third because of the effects of civil war.
- historically Liberias focus on poverty is because of its
corruption, political, social, and economic exclusions
and class system witch imposed to its masses.

TOP TEN SOLUTIONS TO POVERTY

o Create jobs
o Raise the minimum wage
o Increase the Earned Income Tax Credit for childless workers
o Support pay equity
o Provide paid leave and paid sick days
o Establish work schedules that work
o Invest in affordable, high-quality child care and early
education
o Expand Medicaid
o Reform the criminal justice system and enact policies that
support successful re-entry
o Do no harm

FIN
Submitted by :
o Bacabac, Catherine
o Buhayan, Carolyn
o Pabelico, Princess
Erica
o Reyes, Sarha
o Salarda, Jessa
o Serna, Cristina
MLS 2-D