Viet Nam: Poverty Profile

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Viet Nam Poverty Profile
The First Regional Course on Poverty
Measurements Jakarta, 29 November - 10 December
2004
Presented byNguyen The Ha Huang Jiacai Marilyn
Linggi
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Spotlight on Viet Nam at a glance
Viet Nam Poverty Profile
1. Some geography - Borders China-North -
Borders Laos-West - 4/5th Viet Nam territory
mountainous /hilly - Most populated lowland
alluvial plain
2. Total population 79,727 (000)
Urban 20,022 (000) - Rural 59,705 (000) Male
39,197 (000) Female 40,530(000)
3. Total Area 330,991 square km
4. Annually Growth Rate is one of highest in the
world (7-8)
5. Viet Nam has a strong commitment toward
poverty reduction
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Poverty Line in 2002
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• According to the World Bank, one person intakes
  2100 calorie a day, this is the standard to
  decide if a person is poor or not.
• In 2002, one Viet Nam urban person needed
  2,271,000 VND to satisfy 2100 calorie demand and
  non food requirement per year, and one rural
  person needed 1,969,000 VND to satisfy that same
  demand.

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Relationship Between Food and Total (Food
Nonfood) Expenditures
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Poverty Rate by Urban and Rural from 1992 to 2002
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Poverty Rate by 8 regions from 1992 to 2002
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Regional Household Size by Poor and Non Poor
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Gender Adult Literacy Rate by Urban and Rural ()
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Overall Poverty Rate by 8 regions and Urban
-Rural
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Head Count Index, Poverty Gap Index and Square
Poverty Gap Index
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Percentage Income Sources of the Poor and Non-
poor
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Inequality Measurement by Urban and Rural
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Yearly Income Quintile by Urban and Rural
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Yearly Income Quintile by 8 Region
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Lorenz Curve for Urban and Rural
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Conclusion
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• From 1993, 58 of the population lived in
  poverty, compared to 37 in 1998 and 31 in 2002.
  This amounts to halving the share of poverty in
  less than a decade. Progress has also been
  substantial when other dimensions of poverty,
  apart from expenditures, are considered. The
  broader VDGs, which are localized version of the
  MDGs, show a consistent improvement of social
  indicators. While some regions and some
  population groups gained more than others,
  overall Viet Nam performance in poverty
  reduction over the last decade can be considered
  a success story.

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