Since 1990 (the reference year for measuring improvement), the number of people living in extreme poverty (living on less than $1.25 a day) has fallen by 33%, from 1.9 billion to 836 million worldwide, with most of that progress coming after the MDGs entered into effect. The number of people with access to safe drinking water has increased by 15%, to 1.9 billion.
自1990年（衡量进步的基准年限）以来，生活在极端贫困（每天生活费不到1.25美元）中的全球人口已经从19亿下降到8.36亿，下降了33%之多，其中大部分进步在千年发展目标生效之后取得。能喝上安全饮用水的人数增长15%达到19亿。产妇死亡率降低了45%，婴儿死亡率则减少一半以上。