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proportion of poverty households identified by multi-dimensional poverty was
3.6%, a year-on-year reduction of 0.5 percentage points.

Social order and safety
In 2021, there were 97 traffic accidents from less serious to more in the
province, caused 100 deaths and 41 injuries. Compared to the figures of 2020,
the number of traffic accidents in 2021 declined by 20.5% (down 25 cases);
number of death declined by 21.3% (down 27 persons), number of wounded
increased by 64% (up 16 persons).
In 2021, there were 86 incidents of fire and explosion across the province
with an estimated value of loss of 81.4 billion VND. In comparison to the
figures of 2020, the number of fire and explosion incidents increased by 17.8%
(up 13 incidents), value of loss was 81,426 million VND, decreased by 24.3%
(down 26.2 billion VND).

Disaster-induced losses
In 2021, according to preliminary data, natural disasters left 4 deaths and
missing, 5 wounded; 19 houses completely collapsed, swept away; 35,582
houses were inundated, hit-landslides, roof rip-off; 2,814 hectares of rice, 757
hectares of arable crops damaged. Total value of loss caused by natural
disasters in 2021 was estimated at 360.8 billion VND.
In summary, in 2021, amid complicated evolution of Covid-19 pandemic
in the world and in other provinces/cities in Viet Nam and the high risk of
pandemic spreading, the socio-economic situation of Binh Dinh province in
2021 maintained its stability and achieved positive results thanks to the timely
and decisive direction and management of the Provincial Party Committee, the
Provincial People's Committee and the efforts of all stakeholders and
businesses community, and people in the province. Given the efforts to realize
the "dual goals" of preventing and controlling the pandemic while maintaining
socio-economic development, the Binh Dinh provincial economic growth rate
in 2021 reached 4.11%, higher than the figure of 3.45% in 2020.

Heading forward to successfully reaching the targets set in the Socio-
Economic Development Plan in 2022, the authority of Binh Dinh province
focused on implementing the following issues:

- Focusing on disbursing public investment. The authority closely
monitored and accelerated the project progress, especially key projects on
traffic, irrigation, education, health care, culture and public welfare, etc.

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