1. National Multidimensional Poverty Index (NMPI)
Multidimensional Poverty Analysis
National Multidimensional Poverty Index (NMPI)
In Collaboration with OPHI and DCS
Presented by
P.M.P.Anura Kumara
Additional Director General
Department of Census & Statistics
Sri Lanka

3. Alkire and Foster Method
An MPI reflects the multiple deprivations each person faces at the same time. The MPI dashboard’s key statistics include:
• Incidence of poverty: The percentage of multi dimensionally poor people.
• Intensity of poverty: The average proportion of deprivations poor people face at once.
• Composition of poverty: The percentage of people who are poor and deprived in each indicator.

4. Dimensions and Indicators of National Multidimensional Index Sri Lanka
Year of Schooling
School items
Tobacco consumption
Nutrition of adult
Nutrition of child
Not Employed
Bank account
Access to media
Indoor pollution
Assets
Safe drinking water
Housing
Sanitation
Education
Health
Women empowerment
Standard of living

5. Dimensions (4), Indicators(13), and Weights of National MPI
Dimension (Weight)
Indicator (Weight)
Deprivation cut-off
Education (1/4)
Year of Schooling (1/8)
A household is deprived in schooling if No household member (16 years and above) has completed ten years of schooling
School items (1/8)
A household is deprived in School items if any school age child hasn't enough school books, shoes and uniform
Health ((1/4)
Smoking Tobacco consumption (1/12)
A household is deprived if any member smoke or chew tobacco on a daily basis
Nutrition of adult (1/12)
A household is deprived in nutrition if any adult in the household with nutritional information is low BMI or high BMI
Nutrition of child (1/12)
A household is deprived in nutrition if any child in the household is undernourished
Standard of living (1/4)
Housing (1/20)
A household is deprived in housing if construction materials of are semi-permanent ( floor, wall, and roof)
Sanitation (1/20)
A household is deprived in sanitation if the household's sanitation facility is not improved or it is shared with other households
Safe drinking water (1/20)
A household is deprived in water if the household does not have access to safe drinking water or safe water is more than 15-minute walk
Indoor pollution (1/20)
A household is deprived if smoke coming to inside the household
Assets (1/20)
Household does not own at most one radio: telephone, TV, bike, motorbike or refrigerator and does not own a car/van/Jeep/bus/lorry/motor boat or truck
Women empowerment (1/4)
Bank account (1/12)
A household is deprived if female haven't a bank account
Access to media (1/12)
A household is deprived if female does not access to media
Employment (1/12)
A household is deprived if female does not work

6. Distribution of general and multidimensionally poor population by sector-2016
The poor population share is higher than the general population share in estate sector.
In rural sector also share of poor population is slightly higher that that of general population.

7. Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) by district
Variation across districts

8. Headcount Ratios by indicator -2016
Indoor pollution and deprivation of eligible women employment shows the higher headcount index than other indicators
The third highest headcount has reported from tobacco consumption.
The percentage share of population who are multidimensionally poor and deprived in each dimensions.

9. Contribution of each Dimension to National MPI
Deprivation of Health, Women Empowerment and Living Standard more or less equally contribute to National MPI and lowest contribution reported from Education

10. Percentage Contribution of Each Indicator to national MPI, 2016
The highest contribution is given by women employment and second highest is tobacco consumption and third highest is indoor pollution. The lowest contribution is given by sanitation.

11. Percentage Contribution of Each Indicator to national MPI by sector - 2016
The graph depicts that in urban and rural deprivation of women employment contribute to poverty is higher than other indicators
In estate sector the highest contributing indicator for poverty is year of schooling.
The second highest contribution to poverty in all three sectors is deprivation of tobacco consumption.

12. Tobacco Consumption (18.6%)
Percentage Contribution of Each Indicator to national MPI by District 2016
Women Employment (20.7%)
The contribution of year of schooling is high in the districts Puttalama(14.1%), Mannar (13.6%),Trincomalee (13.0%), Nuwaraeliya(12.9
School items
11.5%
The highest contribution to overall poverty by school items is reported from Batticaloa district (11.5%).
Tobacco Consumption (18.6%)
Year of schooling 14.1%
The highest contribution of tobacco consumption is reported from Hambantota (18.6%) followed by Rathnapura (18.1%), Gall (17.3%), Kalutara (16.9%)
The highest contribution of women employment has been reported from Hambanthota(20.7%)
Indicator contribution is not alike by districts

13. Consumption poverty Headcount vs. Multidimensional poverty Headcount
Variation across districts
The poorest district by multidimensional poverty is not much monetary poor
Monetary poverty and Multidimensional poverty do not trend together

14. NATIONAL HEADCOUNT FOR CHILDREN AND OTHER ADULT POPULATION
Multidimensional poverty headcount (H) by age groups-2016

15. Conclusions
The highest deprived indicator is indoor pollution ,Secondly highest is female not work mainly due to difficult to find a job and need to be home for the children and the third highest deprived indicator is tobacco consumption.
NMPI is much higher in estate sector than that of other two sectors in Sri Lanka. It more than twice than rural sector.
The highest National Multidimensional Poverty indices are reported from Nuwara-Eliya district and the lowest has been reported from Colombo district.
The health, women empowerment and living standard dimensions more or less equally contribute to overall poverty and contribution of education to overall poverty is comparatively less than other dimensions.

16. Cont.…….
Among the indicators the highest contribution is given by women employment and second highest is tobacco consumption and third highest is indoor pollution.
The contribution of year of schooling is high in Puttalama distict (14.1%),
The highest contribution to overall poverty by school items is reported from Batticaloa district (11.5%).
The highest contribution of tobacco consumption is reported from Hambantota (18.6%)
Monetary poverty and Multidimensional poverty do not trend together

17. AKNOWLEDGEMENT Support Provided by Mrs.M.D.D.D.Deepawansa statistician
Department of Census & Statistics
Sri Lanka

18. Thank you