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DEFINITION
National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
| Date |
Amount |
Rank |
| 1999 |
71.3 |
#1 |
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| 1997 |
73.3 |
#1 |
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DEFINITION: National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
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