You have the power to change minds.

We’re making progress in the fight against poverty. Every day some 250,000 people leave extreme poverty around the world.
Yet, seven out of 10 people mistakenly think that poverty is getting worse. How do we change these misconceptions?
It’s a challenge, but it begins with you. Let other people know that poverty is decreasing worldwide. And while we still have much
work to do, the numbers prove we’re on the right path:

POVERTY
Since 1999, we’ve reduced the number of
people living in extreme poverty by more
than half!
As of 2013, an estimated 767 million people
live below the extreme poverty line, down Number of people living
from 1.7 billion people in 1999.
below $1.90 a day

Worldwide

Sub-Saharan Oceania Central and Latin America

Africa Southern Asia and the 1999
Caribbean
2103

Eastern and Northern Africa Australia and Europe and

South-Eastern and Western New Zealand North America
Asia Asia

HUNGER
We’ve reduced the proportion of people
worldwide who are undernourished from 15%
in 2000-2002 to 11% in 2014-2016.
15%
in 2000-2002
11%
in 2014-2016

100

80

60

40

20

Sub-Saharan Central and Oceania Eastern and Latin America Northern Africa
Africa Southern Asia South-Eastern and the and Western
Asia Caribbean Asia

CHILD MORTALITY ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY

The mortality rate for children under the age Globally, more people today have access to
of five has decreased by 44% since 2000, electricity than in 2000.
dropping from 9.8 million to 5.9 million in
2015.
100

2000
80 83.6% 85.3%
80.2%
77.6%
2015
60

40

ADOLESCENT BIRTHS
Since 2000, we’ve reduced the number of 20
adolescents who give birth by 21%. That’s
huge progress!
Reducing the adolescent birth rate is integral
to the health and wellbeing of young girls and
women, as well as for their social and 2000 2005 2010 2014

economic prospects.

2000
56%
2015
44%

Now, get out there and start changing minds!