Friday, July 13, 2012

Poverty in China

  • According to the Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre , about 15 to 31 urban individuals living in China are in poverty.  

  • There are about 4.2 million children living in absolute poverty and another 8.7 million children living in disadvantaged conditions.

  • Poverty is more prevalent in western China than eastern China.  Western China has a higher child mortality rate than the nation. 

http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/index.php?action=coutryo


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3 comments:

  1. TomekiaJuly 14, 2012 at 11:50 AM

    Hello Crystal!
    8.7 million is huge number and so sad that it's that many children living in poverty. I wish I could help all of them.

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  2. michele troutmanJuly 15, 2012 at 2:11 PM

    Hi Crystal,
    Interesting facts about China I also read that the actual reduction of poverty has greatly improved over recent years. The western part of China continues to struggle with poverty. I wonder how China will overcome the poverty issue that continues to be a struggle for it's western society?

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  3. Never 2 old 2 learnJuly 15, 2012 at 6:14 PM

    Crystal
    It was amazing the number of children who are living in poverty in China. It kind of took me by surprise.

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