Multidimensional Poverty Index 2019

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Multidimensional Poverty Index 2019

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Content: Statistics Sierra Leone, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, United Nations Development Programme Images ? UNDP Sierra Leone Editing and design: Edward Miller

Sierra Leone Multidimensional Poverty Index

2019

CONTENTS

List of tables

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List of figures

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Foreword

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Statement from the UNDP Resident Representative

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Acknowledgements

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1. Introduction

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2. Alkire-Foster method

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3. Structure of the National Multidimensional Poverty Index of Sierra Leone

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4. Multidimensional Poverty Index results for Sierra Leone

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4.1 National uncensored headcount ratios of the National Multidimensional Poverty

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Index indicators

4.2 National Multidimensional Poverty Index results

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4.3 Disaggregation by rural and urban areas, regions, and districts

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4.4 Disaggregation by age group

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4.5 Disaggregation by sex of the household head

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4.6 Disaggregation by disability status

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5. Policy recommendations

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Annex

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Dimensions, indicators, deprivation cut-offs, and weights of the National MPI

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Table 2: Incidence, intensity, and MPI

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Table 3: Multidimensional poverty by rural/urban areas, 2017

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Table 4: Multidimensional poverty by regions, 2017

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Table 5: Incidence and intensity of poverty and MPI by age group, 2017

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Table 6: Incidence and intensity of poverty and MPI by age group (Sierra Leone?specific 20

youth categorization)

Table 7: Incidence and intensity of poverty and MPI by age group and sex (Sierra Leone? 20

specific youth categorization)

Table 8: Incidence and intensity of poverty and MPI by age group and region

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Table 9: Incidence and intensity of poverty and MPI by sex of household head and region 23

Table 10: Incidence and intensity of poverty and MPI by disability

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Table A1: Censored headcount ratios by district

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Table A2: Censored headcount ratios by district (continued)

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Table A3: Censored headcount ratios by district (continued)

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Table A4: Censored headcount ratios by district (continued)

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Table A5: Censored headcount ratios by district (continued)

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Table A6: Percentage contribution of each indicator to MPI by district

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Table A7: MPI by district

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Table A8: Incidence and intensity of poverty and MPI for 14 years and below by district

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Table A9: Incidence and intensity of poverty and MPI for youths (15?35 years) by district 30

Table A10: Incidence and intensity of poverty and MPI for 36?64 years by district

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Table A11: Incidence and intensity of poverty and MPI for 65 years and above by district 31

Table A12: Incidence and intensity of poverty and MPI for male-headed households by

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district

Table A13: Incidence and intensity of poverty and MPI for female-headed households by 32

district

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Sierra Leone Multidimensional Poverty Index 2019

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: National uncensored headcount ratios, 2017

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Figure 2: National censored headcount ratios, 2017

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Figure 3: Percentage contribution of each indicator to the MPI, 2017

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Figure 4: Censored headcount ratios by urban and rural areas, 2017

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Figure 5: Percentage contribution of each indicator to rural and urban MPI, 2017

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Figure 6: Censored headcount ratios of each indicator by region, 2017

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Figure 7: Percentage contribution of each indicator to rural and urban MPI, 2017

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Figure 8: Incidence of multidimensional poverty by district, 2017

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Figure 9: Intensity of multidimensional poverty by district, 2017

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Figure 10: MPI by district, 2017

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Figure 11: Percentage contribution of each indicator to district MPI, 2017

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ACRONYMS

MPI UN UNDP

Multidimensional Poverty Index United Nations United Nations Development Programme

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FOREWORD

Sierra Leone is on its development trajectory towards achieving a middle-income status by 2035. Achieving this vision will require putting in place policies and institutions to promote inclusive and sustainable growth, diversifying economic activities, developing human capital, promoting the agriculture sector, strengthening governance and ensuring that natural resources especially from the extractives sector are utilized wisely.

The Government of Sierra Leone launched its Medium Term National Development Plan (MTNDP: 2019?2023) titled "Education for Development" in February 2019. The overarching goal of the National Development Plan is to reduce poverty in all its forms by improving the lives of the people through education, inclusive sustainable growth and building a resilient economy. The plan is aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the African Union Agenda 2063.

This Multidimensional poverty profile is produced by Oxford Human Development Initiative (OPHI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, Statistics Sierra Leone and UNDP. I am pleased to note that the Multidimensional Poverty Indices (MPI) used the 2017 Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS) data and is based on five dimensions (education, health, housing, living standards and energy) and fourteen indicators, determined and agreed on by a team of local experts led by Statistics Sierra Leone. This profile presents disaggregated MPI statistics at national, regional and district levels and is the first of its kind to be produced in Sierra Leone and the Mano River Union (MRU) region.

The profile indicates that 64.8% of the population in Sierra Leone was multidimensionally poor in 2017. The Southern and Northern regions had the highest poverty rates with 76.0% and 75.8% respectively, while the Western region had the lowest poverty rate of 36.2%. At the District level, Pujehun recorded the highest incidence of poverty. The profile also notes that female-headed households had higher multidimensional poverty rates (65.9%) compared to male-headed households (64.2%).

The Government of Sierra Leone is aware of the importance of these assessments as it guides its approach towards meaningful development planning. Government will therefore ensure that multidimensional poverty profiles are done periodically to complement the income poverty estimates produced by the World Bank in collaboration with Statistics Sierra Leone.

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Sierra Leone Multidimensional Poverty Index 2019

In 2018, Sierra Leone became a member of the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN), a network which seeks to eradicate poverty by bringing poverty measures closer to the realities of poor people's lives by promoting MPI estimations and informed policies that are targeted, better designed and more effective in alleviating poverty in all its dimensions.

The MPI statistics in this profile provides critical baselines for the implementation of the MTNDP. Thus, I highly recommend that it is used by all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and other stakeholders to inform formulation of service delivery projects. Specifically, it will help identify the most vulnerable people ? the poorest among the poor by revealing poverty patterns within regions and districts and invariably empower Government and other stakeholders to target resources and design policies more effectively. It will also facilitate monitoring of the achievement of SDG 1. As a government, we strongly believe in the principles of leaving no one behind and therefore, the benefits of growth must reach all segments of society, especially the marginalized groups.

To this end, I wish to thank the UNDP for securing the support of OPHI to undertake this estimation in collaboration with my Ministry and Statistics Sierra Leone. The information contained in the profile was utilised in developing our current national plan.

Hon. Minister Nabeela Tunis Ministry of Planning and Economic Development

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