Adamawa MPI – 0.283
Multidimensional Poverty in Adamawa State
The Nigeria MPI 2022 shows that about
7 in 10 (68.7%) people in Adamawa State – 3.4 million – are multidimensionally poor. On average, the multidimensionally poor
in Adamawa experience 41.2% of the weighted deprivations that make up Nigeria’s MPI.
A significant proportion of this poor population are deprived of housing materials,food security and healthcare
Health related deprivations significantly contribute to multidimensional poverty in Adamawa State
More than half (52.0%) of the people in Adamawa State are multidimensionally poor and live in a house made up of natural or rudimentary materials
Natural or rudimentary housing materials are:
- Floors: natural floor: earth/sand; dung. Rudimental floor: wood planks; palm/bamboo
- Roofs: no roofs; natural roofing: thatch/palm leaf. Rudimentary roofing: rustic mat; palm/bamboo; wood planks; cardboard/plastic sheeting.
- Walls: natural walls: no walls; cane/palm/trunks/thatch; dirt/earth. Rudimentary walls: bamboo with mud; stone with mud; uncovered adobe/mud brick; plywood; cardboard; reused wood.
About 5 in 10 (46.3%) persons in Adamawa State are multidimensionally poor and deprived of timely access to healthcare.
About 5 in 10 (42.5%) of people in Adamawa State are multidimensionally poor and affected by severe food insecurity
The Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) assesses food-related behaviours and experiences associated with increasing difficulties in accessing food due to resource constraints
About 6 in 9 (67.7%) children in Adamawa state experience deprivation in Child engagement
A household is deprived if in the past one (1) month no child was engaged by a household member older than 15 years in at least four of the following activities: reading books; telling stories; sing songs; be taken outside; play with; name/count or draw
Contribution of each indicator to Adamawa Child MPI
A graphical representation of the percentage of children in Adamawa deprived in each indicator.
Contribution of each Indicator to Adamawa MPI 2022
Explore in detail the contribution of each indicator across the different dimensions to multidimensional poverty in Adamawa State
Time to Healthcare
13.6%
0.039
Food Insecurity
12.5%
0.035
Nutrition
9.5%
0.027
School Attendance
8.4%
0.024
Years of Schooling
4.2%
0.012
School Lag
3.4%
0.010
Housing Materials
7.7%
0.022
Sanitation
5.8%
0.016
Water
4.6%
0.013
Cooking Fuel
4.3%
0.012
Assets
3.4%
0.009
Water Reliability
2.6%
0.007
Security Shock
13.1%
0.037
Underemployment
4.6%
0.013
Unemployment
2.4%
0.007
Censored Headcount Ratio in Adamawa State
A graphical representation of the percentage of the Adamawa population deprived (uncensored headcount ratio) or poor and deprived (censored headcount ratio) in each indicator.
Compare indicators in Adamawa state with other states
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Explore MPI results across senatorial districts within Adamawa State
There are differences in the patterns of poverty across Nigeria’s states. But the levels and composition of multidimensional poverty also differ across districts within the same state.