What has happened to the proportion of the world's population living in abject poverty?
A)The proportion of the world's population living in abject poverty has declined since the 1980s.
B)Economic growth has increased so much that almost none of the world's population lives in abject poverty.
C)The proportion of the world's population living in abject poverty has increased slightly.
D)The proportion of the world's population living in abject poverty has increased substantially.
E)The proportion of the world's population living in abject poverty has stayed the same.

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According to data from the World Bank, the proportion of the world's population living in extreme poverty (defined as living on less than $1.90 per day) has declined from 36% in 1990 to 10% in 2015. While there are still significant challenges in reducing poverty, progress has been made in the past few decades.

What Has Happened to the Proportion of the World's Population