Poverty in Niger
Poverty in Niger is widespread and enduring in one of the world's most impoverished countries.{{Cite web|url=https://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/niger|title=Sponsor a child in Niger|website=SOS-UK-EN|access-date=2018-08-06}} In 2015, the United Nations (UN) Human Development Index ranked Niger as the second least-developed of 188 countries.{{Cite web|url=http://hdr.undp.org/en/composite/HDI|title={{!}} Human Development Reports|website=hdr.undp.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-06}} Additionally, in 2015 the Global Finance Magazine ranked Niger 7th among the twenty-three poorest countries in the world.{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/the-23-poorest-countries-in-the-world-2015-7|title=The 23 poorest countries in the world|work=Business Insider|access-date=2018-08-06}} Two out of three residents live below the poverty line and more than 40 percent of the population earn less than $1 a day. Civil war, terror, illness, disease, poverty and hunger plague Niger.{{Cite web|url=http://www.factsuniversity.com/regional/330-list-of-world-s-poorest-countries-19-of-them-are-african-countries.html|title=List of world's poorest countries: 19 of them are African countries}} Hunger is one of the most significant problems the population faces daily. With a national population of 19,899,120, 45.7% of this population live below the poverty line.
Poverty by Region
Percent of population living on less than $2.15, $3.65 and $6.85 a day, international dollars (2017 PPP) as per the World Bank.{{Cite web |title=Geospatial Poverty Portal: Interactive Maps |url=https://pipmaps.worldbank.org/en/data/datatopics/poverty-portal/poverty-interactivemap |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=World Bank |language=en}}
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|+ Percent of population living on less than poverty thresholds ! data-sort-type="text" |Region ! data-sort-type="number" |$2.15 ! data-sort-type="number" |$3.65 ! data-sort-type="number" |$6.85 ! data-sort-type="number" |Year |
| Agadez
|17.7% |53.5% |83.6% |2018 |
| Diffa
|42.0% |76.9% |95.0% |2018 |
| Dosso
|52.3% |85.1% |97.8% |2018 |
| Maradi
|59.8% |88.1% |97.1% |2018 |
| Tahoua
|50.0% |85.2% |97.9% |2018 |
| Tillaberi
|47.1% |82.9% |97.3% |2018 |
| Zinder
|61.1% |86.5% |97.9% |2018 |
| Niamey
|4.6% |20.9% |57.5% |2018 |
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! style="text-align:left;" |{{NER}} !40.6% !81.1% !95.0% !2018 |
Food insecurity
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File: Niger childhood malnutrition 16oct06.jpg
Representing nearly 35% of the population, an estimated 5.4 million citizens are food-insecure. Around 40% of children are underweight.{{Cite web|url=https://nigersnewestchild.weebly.com/povertyeducation.html|title=Poverty/Education|website=Niger|access-date=2018-08-06}} Two and a half million people experience hunger and 800,000 children are malnourished. In January 2018, UNICEF flagged the terrorist insurgency of Boko Haram as a significant cause of the malnourishment of 400,000 children, labeling Niger as the world's most under-funded humanitarian crisis. Millions more are required humanitarian assistance after fleeing their homes. The agency warned that 90,000 children could die of Severe Acute Malnutrition in the coming year unless the international community took swift action. This amounts to more than 240 child deaths each day. The lack of food in Niger causes malnutrition and weakness, which often leads to infection and illness. One in four children dies before reaching age five.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4139174.stm|title=How many dying babies make a famine?|date=2005-08-10|access-date=2018-03-12|language=en-GB}} In 2015, ongoing floods, droughts, and temperature spikes attributed to climate change caused a severe food crisis compounded by water shortages.{{cite web|url=http://mgafrica.com/article/2015-11-27-climate-change-hits-niger-hard-bringing-famine-floods-droughts-big-spikes-in-temperature|title=Climate change hits Niger hard, bringing famine, floods, droughts, big spikes in temperature|date=27 November 2015|publisher=}}
Water crisis
Niger is facing a water crisis affecting nearly 10 million people. 64.01% of rural areas lack access to water.{{cite web|url=https://www.charitywater.org/our-projects/africa/niger|title=Niger|website=www.charitywater.org}}
See also
References
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