Viet Nam Human Rights
Vietnam’s multidimensional poverty rate dropping
The multidimensional poverty rate in Vietnam reduced from 9.9 percent in 2016 to 4.5 percent last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
The rate in rural areas is higher than that in urban areas, but the gap is reducing gradually.
Multidimensional poverty during 2016-2020 in Vietnam was calculated using data from the Vietnam Household Living Standard Surveys in 2020 conducted by the GSO within cooperation with the UNDP.
During 2016-2019, the proportion of households deprived of basic social services showed declines year after year in almost all indicators, reflecting Vietnamese households’ better access to the services.
In 2020, due to the impact of COVID-19, the downward trend was disrupted in some indicators.
Health insurance, which was the indicator with the highest deprivation, showed the fastest reduction, from 40.6 percent in 2016 to 19 percent last year.
Child health care and education indicators saw low deprivation levels and remained almost unchanged.
The outcomes also showed that high income does not automatically means good access to basic services, as seen in the Mekong Delta and the southeastern region.
Nguyen Van Doan, head of the research group, said as from 2020, the result of multidimensional poverty calculations in Vietnam will be announced quarterly, instead of yearly as previously.
Prof. Dr. Jonathan Pincus, UNDP Senior Economist, lauded the GSO’s timely release of the report, which, he said, is important to policy making, especially in the context of COVID-19.
Such detailed and timely information would help to adjust policies, making them match changes due to socio-economic impact of the pandemic, he said.
Multidimensional poverty during 2016-2020 is calculated by Alkire-Foster methodology, which includes 5 dimensions (education, health, housing, living condition, accessing ICT) and 10 indicators (adult education level, schooling, accessing health services, health insurance, quality of dwelling, square of dwelling, water source, improved sanitation, assets, ICT access).
Since September 2020, the UNDP has assisted the GSO in improving its capacity for designing and conducting surveys on Vietnamese households’ living standards./.
Popular Posts
-
Religion is a part of the spiritual life in society, this phenomenon of the superstructure has been strongly changed with economic - social... -
Vietnam has just done well for the second cycle of Universal Periodical Review (UPR) in Geneva, Switzerland. So, what’s the UPR? an... -
Thai people in Shutdown Bangkok protests Not until this crisis, we have realized the ne... -
Representatives from foreign countries congratulate Viet Nam on its election to the Human Rights Council for the first time on November ... -
A street flowers vendor in Hanoi Another new spring has come to Vietnam, bring... -
If nothing changes, there will be a preferential credit program with hundreds of thousands billion of capital for agriculture and r... -
Recently, several anti-governmental individuals have established series of illegal groups and organizations in the name of civil soci... -
Radio Free Asia (RFA) is a private, nonprofit international broadcasting agency of the United States government that broadcasts and...
All comments [ 21 ]
“Doi Moi” (Renewal) policy, launched during the sixth National Party Congress in 1986, has helped Vietnam record remarkable, comprehensive and historical achievements, with a high economic growth, people’s better living conditions and stable socio-political situation, expanded foreign relations and enhanced international prestige.
During the past 35 years, the Vietnamese economy posted impressive growth
Despite impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Vietnam was still among the countries with highest GDP growth in the world.
The size of the economy had grown substantially to about 268.4 billion USD in 2020 from 6.3 billion USD in 1989, while the income per capita reached 2,750 per year in 2020 from 159 USD in 1985
After 35 years, from a country suffering food shortage, Vietnam has risen to one of the largest farm produce exporters in the world.
Vietnam has gained impressive achievements in poverty reduction in recent years under the leadership of the Party and the Government, but more will be done to ensure these efforts leave sustainable impacts.
Under the leadership of the Party and the Government, localities nationwide have implemented solutions and programmes to help local people develop suitable livelihood models to escape poverty and improve their lives, especially in 2016-2020.
The programmes and solutions to alleviate poverty have had positive results in the country
The Party and State have identified sustainable poverty reduction and ensuring social security as an important goal in the development process, which is clearly shown in the documents of the Party, the resolutions of the National Assembly, and strategies, plans, schemes and programmes of the Government.
All 63 provinces and cities of Vietnam have also released several policies regarding poverty reduction to support poor households.
Roughly 2 million people were also removed from the list of those living under the poverty line in 2016 -2019
Vietnam attained the UN's Millennium Development Goals on poverty reduction 10 years ahead of schedule and was hailed as a global model in the task.
The national multidimensional poverty line in 2021-2025 will also serve as the basis for making policies, mechanisms and solutions to achieve multidimensional, inclusive and sustainable poverty reduction
Throughout the 35 years of renewal, economic development has maintained harmony with cultural and people development as well as social progress and equality and environment protection.
Vietnam has shown strong performance in poverty reduction
The education sector has recorded great achievements to meet demands in human resources.
For the first time, Vietnam has four universities entering the top 1,000 universities in the world
thanks to the development of the healthcare sector, people’s access to healthcare services has been much easier
social welfare has been ensured. In the past 25 years, 112.5 million people have enjoyed social insurance benefits.
Over the past 35 years, Vietnam has integrated itself deeply into the world economy at different levels and in different forms, with the formation of strategic partnership with many partners.
The achievements are important foundations for the country’s fast and sustainable development in the future
Your comments