The first Goal is to Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger.

Targets & Indicators

Target: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than one dollar a day.

Indicators:
  • Proportion of population below $1 per day (PPP-values)
  • Poverty gap ratio (incidence x depth of poverty)
  • Share of poorest quintile in national consumption

Target: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger.

Indicators:
  • Prevalence of underweight children (under-five years of age)
  • Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption
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