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The study Multidimensional Poverty in Childhood and Adolescence in Brazil – 2017 to 2023, released by Unicef, this Thursday (16), revealed that the state of Acre showed an increase in the percentage of children and adolescents aged 0 to 17 living in poor conditions. multidimensional poverty.
The index went from 81.7% in 2019 to 83.4% in 2023, while the national average fell from 59.5% to 55.9% in the same period.
Black children and adolescents have even higher rates of multidimensional poverty/ Photo: Photo: Getty Images
The survey considers seven fundamental dimensions: income, education, information, water, sanitation, housing and protection against child labor. In Acre, the lack of adequate sanitation had the most worrying rates, affecting 68.9% of children and adolescents.
Other deprivations identified are in income (38.3%), adequate housing (18.1%) and access to water (22.2%), numbers higher than the national averages, which, in 2023, registered 38% for sanitation and 19 .1% for rent.
In the North region, the lack of sanitation has been a much debated problem, especially when it comes to rural areas, where 92% face deprivation of basic services, such as this. The study also points to troubling racial disparities. Black children and adolescents have even higher rates of multidimensional poverty when compared to white people. While 63.6% of black people face multiple deprivations, the percentage among white people is 45.2%.
