从贫困的非收入指标来看 — — 比如说，儿童死亡率，营养不良以及辍学等等 — — 印度的表现就非常差（在某些方面甚至比撒哈拉以南非洲还要糟糕 ） 。
However, in terms of non-income indicators of poverty – for example, child mortality, malnutrition, and school dropouts – India’s performance has been dismal (in some respects worse even than in sub-Saharan Africa).