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18ROUND-UPUNITED NATIONS HUMANDEVELOPMENT REPORT 2005On 8 September 2005, UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) had launched UNDP’s Human DevelopmentReport 2005: “International cooperation at a crossroads: Aid, trade and security in an equal world”. It was attended bymore than 200 invited guests and launched by YB. Datuk Seri Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz, the Minister in the Prime Minister’sDepartment at Le Meridian Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Some of the important contents of the report include the release ofhuman development index by states in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur is the highest with 0.861 and followed by Pulau Pinang(0.828), Selangor (0.817), Terengganu (0.807) and Melaka (0.804). The detail report is as follows :Progress and Challenges of Human Development in Malaysia (by state)Reports on trends and patterns in key dimensions of human development are presented below for eachof Malaysia's 13 states. Each report in graphic format has been prepared by UNDP using officialnational data sources and includes demographic, economic, social, health and environmentalvariables.Reports are currently available for the nine states of Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Perak, Pulau Pinang,Selangor, Terengganu, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang and Sarawak. Those for other states are beingprepared. For further information, contact registry.my@undp.orgFor details visit : www.undp.org.my/Human_development_Malaysia.aspCountry Fact SheetsMALAYSIAThe Human Development Index – going beyond incomeThe human development index (HDI) focuses on three measurable dimensions of human development: living a long and healthy life,being educated and having a decent standard of living. Thus it combines measures of life expectancy, school enrolment, literacy andincome to allow a broader view of a country’s development than does income alone.Although the HDI is a useful starting point, it is important to remember that the concept of human development is much broader and morecomplex than any summary measure can capture, even when supplemented by other indices. The HDI is not a comprehensive measure.It does not include important aspects of human development, notably the ability to participate in the decisions that affect one’s life and toenjoy the respect of others in the community.It is also important to note that the HDI is constructed using data from international sources. Sometimes more up-to-date data areavailable nationally, and sometimes there are slight differences in definitions between international and national data. For these and otherreasons, discrepancies with national sources may occur.* higher means better on HDIHDI rank2003(177 countries)GDP per capita rank2003(177 countries)GDP per capita (PPPUS$) rankminusHDI rank*GDP percapita value(PPP US$)2003HDI value2003Malaysia 61 58 -3 9,512 0.796Best performer in East Asia & the Pacific(Hong Kong, China (SAR)) 22 17 -5 27,179 0.916Worst performer in East Asia & the Pacific(Timor-Leste) 140 162 22 .. 0.513Malaysia is ranked 61st in the 2005 Human Development Report, with an HDI value of 0.796.Hong Kong, China (SAR) ranks first in the region, with a value of 0.916.BERITA PERANCANG
ROUND-UP 19Life expectancy at birth(years)20031. Japan (82.0)2. Hong Kong, China (SAR) (81.6)3. Iceland (80.7)55. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (73.6)56. Syrian Arab Republic (73.3)57. Tunisia (73.3)58. Malaysia (73.2)177. Swaziland (32.5)Combined primary, secondaryand tertiary gross enrolment ratio (%)2002/20031. United Kingdom (123)2. Australia (116)3. Belgium (114)98. Mauritius (71)99. Georgia (71)100. Colombia (71)101. Malaysia (71)173. Niger (21)GDP per capita(PPP US$)20031. Luxembourg (62,298)2. Ireland (37,738)3. Norway (37,670)55. Latvia (10,270)56. Seychelles (10,232)57. Costa Rica (9,606)58. Malaysia (9,512)170. Sierra Leone (548)Human poverty in Malaysia : focusing on the most deprived in multiple dimensions of povertyThe HDI measures the average progress of a country in human development. Human Development Report 1997introduced the human poverty index (HPI), which focuses on the proportion of people below a threshold level in basicdimensions of human development - living a long and healthy life, having access to education, and a decent standard ofliving, much as the poverty headcount measures the proportion of people below a certain income level. The HPI-1measures human poverty in developing countries.The HPI-1 value for Malaysia, 8.9%, ranks 16th among 103 developing countries for which the index has been calculated.HPI-1 rankHP-1value(103 countries) (%)Malaysia 16 8.9Best performer in East Asia & the Pacific (Singapore) 6 6.3Worst performer in East Asia & the Pacific (Cambodia) 81 41.3Best performer in the world (Uruguay) 1 3.6Worst performer in the world (Niger) 103 64.4Building the capabilities of womenGDI rank GDI value HDI rank HDI value(140 countries) minusGDI rankMalaysia 50 0.791 0 0.796Best performer in East Asia & the Pacific (Hong Kong, China (SAR)) 22 0.912 0 0.916Worst performer in East Asia & the Pacific (Papua New Guinea) 103 0.518 2 0.523Best performer in the world (Norway) 1 0.960 0 0.963Worst performer in the world (Niger) 140 0.271 2 0.281The HDI measures average achievements in a country, but it does not incorporate the degree of gender imbalance inthese achievements. The gender-related development index (GDI), introduced in Human Development Report 1995,measures achievements in the same dimensions using the same indicators as the HDI but captures inequalities inachievement between women and men. It is simply the HDI adjusted downward for gender inequality. The greater thegender disparity in basic human development, the lower is a country's GDI relative to its HDI.• The GDI value for Malaysia ranks 50th, with a value of 0.791.The gender empowerment measure (GEM) reveals whether women take an active part in economic and political life. Itfocuses on gender inequality in key areas of economic and political participation and decision-making. It tracks the shareof seats in parliament held by women; of female legislators, senior officials and managers; and of female professional andtechnical workers- and the gender disparity in earned income, reflecting economic independence. Differing from the GDI,the GEM exposes inequality in opportunities in selected areas.• The GEM value for Malaysia ranks 51st.• Women hold 13.1% of parliamentary seats, and make up 40% of professional and technical workers. 23% ofadministrators and managers are women.Seats in parliamentheld by women(% of total)1. Rwanda (45.3)2. Sweden (45.3)3. Norway (38.2)82. Antigua & Barbuda (13.9)83. Jamaica (13.6)84. Gambia (13.2)85. Malaysia (13.1)162. Yemen (0.3)Female administratorsand managers(% of total)1. Philippines (58.1)2. Fiji (50.6)3. Tanzania, U. Rep. of (49.1)62. Mexico (25.3)63. Swaziland (24.1)64. Chile (23.8)65. Malaysia (23.2)85. Pakistan (2.4)Female professionaland technical workers(% of total)1. Barbados (71.3)2. Lithuania (69.7)3. Estonia (69.2)63. Costa Rica (40.5)64. Mexico (40.3)65. Maldives (40.2)66. Malaysia (39.8)86. Saudi Arabia (6.4)Estimated femaleearned income(PPP US$)1. Luxembourg (34,890)2. Norway (32,272)3. United States (29,017)48. South Africa (6,505)49. Bulgaria (6,212)50. Mauritius (6,084)51. Malaysia (6,075)154.Sierra Leone (325)Ratio of femaleearned income tomale earned income1. Kenya (0.93)2. Switzerland (0.90)3. Cambodia (0.76)94. Guinea-Bissau (0.49)95. Korea, Rep. of (0.48)96. Cape Verde (0.48)97. Malaysia (0.47)154.Oman (0.19)Malaysia in the reportMalaysia was mentioned in the report in pages 116, 117, 124, 127, 29, 33, 45, 46, 55, 56, 58 and 59.BERITA PERANCANG
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