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Annex 1. Statistics
In these tables, the term ‘children’ refers to people 17 years and under. Per adult equivalent (PAE)
calculations are made using the standard UNDP equivalence scale. Here adult equivalents are derived
from “equivalence factors” where children 17 or under are counted as half an adult; thus, a household
with two adults and two children would be equivalent to three adults.
Table A1.1: Children living on less than $1.08 per day
Total number of
children Number below poverty line % below poverty line Poverty share %
Torba 4,420 504 11.4 13.6
Sanma (rural) 11,673 123 1.1 3.3
Penama 15,059 176 1.2 4.8
Malampa 13,081 224 1.7 6.1
Shefa (rural) 12,067 865 7.2 23.4
Tafea 15,786 1,551 9.8 42.0
Luganville 4,408 40 0.9 1.1
Port Vila 11,492 214 1.9 5.8
Vanuatu 87,986 3,696 4.2 100.0
Source: ADB, UNDP and GOV 2006.
Table A1.2: Children living on less than $1.25 per day
Total number of
children
Number below
poverty line % below poverty line Poverty share %
Torba 4,420 628 14.2 13.2
Sanma (rural) 11,673 13 1.1 2.6
Penama 15,059 244 1.6 5.1
Malampa 13,081 307 2.3 6.5
Shefa (rural) 12,067 1,294 10.7 27.3
Tafea 15,786 1,867 11.8 39.4
Luganville 4,408 46 1.0 1.0
Port Vila 11,492 232 2.0 4.9
Vanuatu 87,986 4,740 5.4 100.0
Source: ADB, UNDP and GOV 2006.
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