Pakistan’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) and Deprivation Profile (2017–2018)
Survey Year
MPI Value
Headcount %
Intensity of Deprivations
 Population share (%) Contribution of deprivation in dimension to overall multidimensional poverty (%)
Vulnerability to Multidimensional Poverty In Severe Multidimensional Poverty Below Income Poverty Line Health Education Standard of Living
2017 – 2018 0.198 38.3 51.7 12.9 21.5 4.9 27.6 41.3 31.1
Source: UNDP 2024
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