The Multidimensional Poverty Index was introduced by the United Nations to help identify overlapping deprivations that are suffered by households in health, education, and living standards. These three dimensions are subdivided into ten indicators.
Explanation:
The Indices which will be using a variety of metrics to measure a summarized deprivation statistic for a population group, which suggests a greater level of deprivation by a greater amount, thus understood as multidimensional poverty indices.
This statistic takes into account both the percentage of the population considered poor and the scope of deprivation faced by these poor families, adopting the counting system of Alkire & Foster. Established in 2010 through the support of Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative and the United Nations Development Programme, and used health, educational and living standards metrics to assess the poverty levels faced by the population.