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Extreme worldwide poverty - even fell sharply excluding China

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GroupSeriesxValueSourceConf.
1990Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%1990~43%Estimate0.80
1991Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%1991~42.5%Estimate0.30
1992Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%1992~42%Estimate0.30
1993Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%1993~41.5%Estimate0.30
1994Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%1994~41%Estimate0.30
1995Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%1995~40%Estimate0.30
1996Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%1996~38.5%Estimate0.30
1997Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%1997~37%Estimate0.30
1998Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%1998~36.5%Estimate0.30
1999Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%1999~37%Estimate0.30

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2000Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2000~36.5%Estimate0.30
2001Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2001~35.5%Estimate0.30
2002Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2002~34.5%Estimate0.30
2003Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2003~33%Estimate0.30
2004Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2004~31.5%Estimate0.30
2005Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2005~29.5%Estimate0.30
2006Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2006~27.5%Estimate0.30
2007Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2007~25.5%Estimate0.30
2008Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2008~23.5%Estimate0.30
2009Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2009~22%Estimate0.30
2010Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2010~20.5%Estimate0.30
2011Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2011~19%Estimate0.30
2012Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2012~17.5%Estimate0.30
2013Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2013~15.5%Estimate0.30
2014Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2014~14%Estimate0.30
2015Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2015~13%Estimate0.30
2016Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2016~12%Estimate0.30
2017Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2017~11.5%Estimate0.30
2018Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2018~10.5%Estimate0.30
2019Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2019~10.5%Estimate0.30
2020Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2020~10.5%Estimate0.30
2021Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2021~10.5%Estimate0.30
2022Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2022~10%Estimate0.30
2023Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2023~10%Estimate0.30
2024Global extreme poverty fell from 43% to 10%2024~9.5%Estimate0.30
2025Global extreme poverty2025~10%Estimate0.30
1990If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%1990~32.5%Estimate0.65
1991If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%1991~31.5%Estimate0.30
1992If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%1992~31.5%Estimate0.30
1993If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%1993~31.5%Estimate0.30
1994If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%1994~31.5%Estimate0.30
1995If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%1995~31.25%Estimate0.65
1996If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%1996~31%Estimate0.30
1997If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%1997~30.5%Estimate0.30
1998If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%1998~30.5%Estimate0.30
1999If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%1999~31%Estimate0.30
2000If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2000~30.25%Estimate0.65
2001If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2001~30%Estimate0.30
2002If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2002~30.5%Estimate0.30
2003If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2003~29.5%Estimate0.30
2004If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2004~28.5%Estimate0.30
2005If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2005~27%Estimate0.30
2006If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2006~25.5%Estimate0.30
2007If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2007~24%Estimate0.30
2008If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2008~22.5%Estimate0.30
2009If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2009~21.5%Estimate0.30
2010If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2010~20%Estimate0.30
2011If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2011~18.5%Estimate0.30
2012If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2012~17.5%Estimate0.30
2013If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2013~16.5%Estimate0.30
2014If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2014~15.5%Estimate0.30
2015If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2015~14.5%Estimate0.30
2016If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2016~13.5%Estimate0.30
2017If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2017~13%Estimate0.30
2018If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2018~12.5%Estimate0.30
2019If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2019~12.5%Estimate0.30
2020If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2020~12.5%Estimate0.30
2021If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2021~12%Estimate0.30
2022If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2022~12%Estimate0.30
2023If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2023~11.5%Estimate0.30
2024If we exclude China, it still fell from 33% to 12%2024~11.5%Estimate0.30
2025If we exclude China2025~12%Estimate0.30
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