Publishing Details
Map Type:
Raster Map
Unit:
percent
Publication Date:
May, 2011
Publisher:
HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Years Covered:
2005
Version:
SChEF r12.05
Primary Contact:
Melanie Bacou Abstract
Sub-national poverty headcount ratios derived from 23 nationally representative household surveys and population census information conducted in various years. Rates are for the $1.25/day (extreme poverty) expressed in 2005 international equivalent purchasing power parity (PPP) dollars. Rates are in percentages of total population. (aggregation type: WGHTD)
Data Sources & Credits
Multiple national household surveys; PovcalNet; The World Bank; and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT). 2011
Notes
Visit http://labs.harvestchoice.org/readme_poverty/ for additional documentation.
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Additional Attributes
Lowest Geographic Unit: sub-Saharan Africa
Geographic Coverage: West Africa, East & Central Africa, Southern Africa
Format/Platform: Data available for download in CSV format. Spatial data layer may be explored using MAPPR and downloaded in geoTIFF and ASCII raster formats.
Funding Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Keywords: Households, Living Standards, Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS), Poverty, Poverty Line, Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), Surveys
