Poverty at a national level
• For example, in the US, the poverty level for 2014 was set at about $2,000 per month.
• In 2013, more than 16% of the population lived inpoverty in the US.
• In Thailand, poverty(less than $1 per day) reduced from 21% in 2000 to about 12.6% in 2012 (by UNDP).
• Poverty often occurs for women, children, youth, the elderly, and disabled.