Bangladesh OPHI Summer School 2013 Group: #8 Bangladesh 2

Purpose of the Measure National Multidimensional Poverty Index in Bangladesh Use to monitor and target the poor Unit of Analysis Household Targeting

Dimensions & Indicators DimensionIndicatorDeprivation Cut-offsWeight Head Count Ratio EducationAdult Education in yearsNo adult has at least 5 years of schooling 1/635.83% Child EnrolmentOne child is not in school1/610.32% HealthChild mortalityAny child under the age of 5 has died in a household 1/622.24% Female HealthHousehold has any female member with low BMI 1/625.84% Living Standard AssetsNo asset1/ % FloorFloor was earth/sand1/ % ElectricityNo electricity1/ % Cooking FuelUses dung, wood, charcoal, straws, shrubs/grass, agricultural crops, and other 1/ % ToiletDoes not have flush toilet1/ % Drinking WaterUses unprotected well, unprotected spring, rainwater, or surface water 1/182.92%