CHILD POVERTY AND INEQUALITY: THE WAY FORWARD

Country
Name

Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5

Gini

Index

1995 4.3 9 13.2 19.5 53.9 44.1

2000 4.3 9.8 14.5 21.3 50.1 42.7

Haiti

1990 50.2

1995

50.6

2000 2.5 5.9 10 .5 18.1 63 51.1

2005

53

Honduras

1990 2.8 6.3 10.9 18.8 61.2 51.5

1995 3.2 7 11.8 19.5 58.5 50.9

2000 3.3 7.5 12.6 20.5 56 50.5

2005 2.3 6.4 11.7 20 59.7 52.1

2007/8 2.5 6.7 12.1 20.4 58.4 52.5

Hong Kong

1990* 4.9 10.2 14.4 21.2 49.4 34

1995 5.3 9.4 13.9 20.7 50.7 38.1

2000

40.5

2005 43.5

2007/8

43.9

Hungary

1990 10.2 14.1 17.6 22.1 36 26.7

1995 9.8 14 17.5 22 36.7 28.9

2000 9.6 13.8 17.5 22.2 37 27.7

2005 8.6 13.1 17.1 22.5 38.7 28.9

2007/8** 9.6 14.6 18 22. 5 35.3 27.7

India

1990* 9.1 13.1 16.9 21.8 39.1 30.8

1995* 8.3 12 15.8 21.4 42.5 33.2

2000* 7.7 11.4 15.2 21.5 44.3 31.8

2005 8.1 11.3 14.9 20.4 45.3 34.6

Indonesia

1990* 7.9 11.7 15.5 21.1 43.8 34.3

1995* 7.3 11 14.9 20.9 45.9 35.6

2000* 8 11. 6 15.2 21 44.2 33

2005 7.1 10.7 14.4 20.5 47.3 35.5

2007/8 7.4 11 14.9 21.3 45.5 35.9

Iran

1990 5.2 9.6 14.5 21.6 49.2 44.2

1995 5.4 9.6 14.4 21.5 49.1 43.7

2000 5.1 9.3 14.3 21.6 49.7 43.9

2005 6.4 10.9 15.6 22.2 45 41.5

Ireland

1990* 5.7 11.2 16.4 23.6 43.1 33

1995* 7.4 11.3 15.7 21.9 42.8 33.6

2000 7.4 12.3 16.3 21.9 42 31.3

2005** 7.9 12.5 17.2 22.7 39.7 31.5

2007/8** 8.2 12.6 16.8 23.1 39.3 30.7

Israel

1990 4.8 9.9 15.9 23.7 45.7 30.6
1995 2.6 7.3 13 21.5 55.4 32.9
2000 5.7 1 0.5 15.9 23 44.9 34.4
2005 37
Italy 1990*^ 7.7^ 12.6^ 17.2^ 23.4^ 39.1^ 30.7^