the patterns are very similar with the exception of a few cases for ethiopia and the democratic republic of congo the contribution to the total deprivation level in the region is smaller when using the deprivation ratio h and than when using the adjusted deprivation ratio mo and respectively this is because the adjusted deprivation ratio takes into account that the average number of deprivations children in these countries experience is relatively higher compared to other countries with a similar deprivation headcount ratio for nigeria on the other hand the contribution to the total deprivation level of the selected countries is slightly smaller when using the adjusted deprivation ratio mo than when using the deprivation headcount ratio h vs due to the differences in the average intensity of deprivation across countries