As shown in the table below, there are differences at several stages of the process, although the overall procedure remains the same. Medicidndelapobrezaporingresostactualitacidn metodoiogica y resultados (IC/FUB.2018/22-P). December 2018, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization/United Nations University IFAO/OMSAINUI, Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements. Report of a Joint FAQ/WHO/UNU Expert Consultation. Between 2002 and 2008 and again between 2008 and 2014, the poverty rate fell far enough to offset population growth, which led to a reduction in the absolute number of people living in poverty in both these periods. Between 2014 and 2017 the rise in the poverty rate and growth in the population reinforced each other, so that the absolute number of people living in poverty rose more than the poverty rate (see figure II.2).