Zambia

Selected EarthTrends Data:

Variable	Value
Gini Index{1}	42
Population living on less than $1/day{2}	76%
Population living on less than $2/day{3}	94%
Poverty Gap $1/day{4}	36%
Poverty Gap $2/day{5}	62%
Access to improved sanitation	55%
Access to an improved water source	58%
Literacy rate, all adults	68%
Life expectancy, both sexes	39 years

Definitions and Sources

{1} Survey year: 2002-3. Based on expenditure. {2} Survey year: 2002-3. Based on expenditure. {3} Survey year: 2002-3. Based on expenditure. {4} Survey year: 2002-3. Based on expenditure. {5} Survey year: 2002-3. Based on expenditure.

Poverty resources:

• Operationalising Pro-poor Growth: A Country Case Study on Zambia (Document)
• USAID Zambia Country Office (Project)
• World Bank Zambia Program (Project)

Poverty datasets:

• Zambia - Poverty Data

Citations from the World Resources Report:

• None

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World Bank PovertyNet Library: (opens in a new window)

• http://povlibrary.worldbank.org/library/country/188

Development Gateway: (opens in a new window)

• http://www.developmentgateway.org/countryprofile/?country_iso=ZM