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Poverty & Human Capability
101Introductory Class
U.S. Poverty Rate Over Time
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5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
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ent P
oor
Year
Poverty Rate
Poverty Rate
13.2
22.2
11.1
15.1
11.3
15.2
12.5
U.S. Child Poverty Rate Over Time
27.3
Country RankSweden 1Norway 2Netherlands 3Finland 4Denmark 5Germany 6Switzerland 7Canada 8Luxembourg 9Austria 10France 11Japan 12Australia 13Belgium 14Spain 15United Kingdom 16United States 17Ireland 18Italy 19
HPI 2 Components Include:•Functional literacy•Early death •Income poverty rate•Long term unemployment
Human Poverty Index (HPI 2) Rankings for 2007/ 2008
Source: United Nations Human Development Reports < http://hdrstats.undp.org/indicators/27.html>
