Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
In the HDR 2010, the formula was changed somewhat and the manner
in which the basic HDI is now calculated is shown in Figure 1.2.2A. The
three dimensions of health, education and living standards are trans-
lated into four indicators, and these are summed to give a single Human
Development Index. In the case of all the indicators, the measures are
then transformed into an index ranging from 0 to 1, to allow equal
weighting between each of the three dimensions.
Since 1990, the
Human Development Report
has been published by
the UNDP every year. Within these reports, the HDI has been used to
divide nations into what have come to be referrred to as high-, middle- and
A
Living
Standards
Health
Education
Life Expectancy
at Birth
Mean Years of
Schooling
Expected Years
of Schooling
Gross National
Income per
Capita
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI)
B
Reproductive
Health
Labour
Market
Empowerment
Maternal
Mortality
Adolescent
Fertility
Parliamentary
Representation
Educational
Attainment
(secondary
school and
above)
Labour
Market
Participation
GENDER INEQUALITY INDEX (GII)
Figure 1.2.2
Calculating (A) the Human Development Index (HDI) and (B)
the Gender Inequality Index (GII)
