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Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)<br />

MPI analysis depends on micro data from comprehensive<br />

national surveys. In <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong>, two such datasets are available:<br />

the Demographic and Health Survey of 2006/07 (DHS-<br />

2006/07), and the Household Income and Expenditure<br />

Survey of 2009/10 (HIES 2006/07), both of which were<br />

conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics.<br />

<strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong>’s multidimensional poverty rate of 4.7 percent<br />

in 2009-2010 compares to 7 percent in 2006-2007, based<br />

on the DHS dataset. This decline is consistent with the<br />

measure produced by the multidimensional poverty<br />

headcount index, which indicates a drop from 15.2 percent<br />

in 2006-2007 to 8.9 percent in 2009-2010 (Figure 2.10).<br />

Figure 2.10: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount, 2009-2010<br />

Source: Computations by the report team of the Institute of Policy Studies of <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong><br />

using Department of Census and Statistics of <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong> 2010c.<br />

Note: Data did not include information for Killinochchi, Mullativu and Mannar districts in<br />

the Northern Province.<br />

Because the HIES survey is more recent and covers a larger<br />

number of districts, it was used for the calculation of the<br />

MPI and ensuing discussion; the Technical Note contains<br />

a discussion of the MPI based on the DHS data.<br />

The multidimensional poverty headcount index for the<br />

urban, rural and estate sectors is 3.7, 4.5 and 11.4 percent,<br />

respectively (Table A4). The MPI for urban areas is<br />

considerably less at 5.3 percent; for rural areas it is almost<br />

Chapter 2 Patterns of <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Development</strong> 29

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