Niger Delta Human Development Report - UNDP Nigeria - United ...
Niger Delta Human Development Report - UNDP Nigeria - United ...
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Box 2.3: The Parameters of the <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Development</strong> Indices<br />
HDI<br />
HPI-1<br />
HPI-2<br />
GDI<br />
GEM<br />
• A long and healthy life (measured as life expectancy)<br />
• Knowledge (measured as adult literacy rate and gross enrolment ratio)<br />
• Decent standard of living (measured as GDP per capita, adjusted by PPP US $)<br />
• A long and healthy life (measured as probability at birth of not surviving to age 40)<br />
• Knowledge (measured as adult illiteracy rate)<br />
• Decent standard of living (measured as percentage of population not using improved<br />
water sources and percentage of children under five who are underweight)<br />
• A long and healthy life (measured as probability at birth of not surviving to age 60)<br />
• Knowledge (measured as percentage of adults lacking functional literacy skills)<br />
• Decent standard of living (measured as percentage of people living below the poverty line)<br />
• Social exclusion (measured as long-term unemployment rate)<br />
• A long and healthy life (measured as female life expectancy and male life expectancy)<br />
• Knowledge (measured by female adult literacy rate and male adult literacy rate)<br />
• Decent standard of living (measured as female estimated earned income and male<br />
estimated earned income)<br />
• Political participation (measured as female and male shares of parliamentary seats)<br />
• Economic participation and decision-making (measured as female and male shares<br />
of positions as legislators, senior officials and managers, and female and male shares<br />
of professional and technical positions)<br />
• Power over economic resources (measured as female and male estimated earned income)<br />
Source: <strong>UNDP</strong> 2004 and 2005<br />
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