Between 1990 and 2015, the poverty rate

A) increased from 736 million to 1.9 billion.
B) stayed constant at 1.9 billion.
C) increased to 736 million.
D) decreased from 1.9 billion to 736 million.

Poverty Rate

The proportion of a population living below the national poverty line, indicating the level of poverty in a country.

Billion

A numerical value representing one thousand million (1,000,000,000) in the American short scale system, commonly used in counting currency and population.

Million

A numerical value representing one thousand thousands, or 1,000,000.