Intensity of deprivation of multidimensional poverty in India 2005-2021
As of 2021, the average deprivation score experienced by Indians in multidimensional poverty stood at approximately 42 percent. This reflected a lower score of deprivation 20 years prior in India, which recorded an average of just over 51 percent. According to the source, the deprivation score of a person living in multi-dimensionally poverty is the sum of the weights associated with each indicator in which the person is deprived. These 10 indicators are divided into three equally weighted dimensions: health, education, and standard of living.