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Conflict Related
Conflict Related includes number of battle-related deaths, internally displaced persons, and number of refugees by origin and by asylum.
Economy
Eradicating poverty in all its forms remains one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. While the number of people living in extreme poverty dropped by more than half between 1990 and 2015, too many are still struggling for the most basic human needs. As of 2015, about 736 million people still lived on less than US$ 1.90 a day, many lack food, clean drinking water and sanitation. Rapid growth in countries such as China and India has lifted millions out of poverty, but progress has been uneven. Women are more likely to be poor than men because they have less paid work, education, and own less property. Progress has also been limited in other regions, such as Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa, which account for 80 percent of those living in extreme poverty. New threats brought on by climate change, conflict, and food insecurity, mean even work is needed to bring people out of poverty (Ecker and Breisinger 2012).
Employment
Employment includes Women in Agriculture, and Unemployment rates for both males and females.
External Sector
External Sector includes Fuel and Total Exports and Imports, National Food Security, and Net Food Trade.
Government Expenditure
Government Expenditure includes agriculture expenditure, transport and communication expenditure, social protection expenditure, health expenditure, education expenditure, and total expenditure.
Households
The number of undernourished people has dropped by almost half in the past two decades because of rapid economic growth and increased agricultural productivity. Many developing countries that used to suffer from famine and hunger can now meet their nutritional needs. Central and East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean have all made huge progress in eradicating extreme hunger. Unfortunately, extreme hunger and malnutrition remain a huge barrier to development in many countries. There are 821 million people estimated to be chronically undernourished as of 2017, often as a direct consequence of environmental degradation, drought, and biodiversity loss. Over 90 million children under five are dangerously underweight. Undernourishment and severe food insecurity appear to be increasing in almost all regions of Africa, as well as in South America (Ecker and Breisinger 2012).
