{"id":58162,"date":"2020-04-03T18:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T12:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=58162"},"modified":"2021-02-08T15:16:37","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T09:46:37","slug":"prelims-2020-part-2-4-list-of-indices-and-reports-social-related-hdi-hci-gsni-ghi-mpi-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/prelims-2020-part-2-4-list-of-indices-and-reports-social-related-hdi-hci-gsni-ghi-mpi-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"[Prelims 2020] [Part 2\/4] List of Indices and Reports: Social-related: HDI, HCI, GSNI, GHI, MPI and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Students,<\/p>\n

In this post, we will discuss important Social-related reports and indices released by international organizations since the 2018-19.<\/p>\n

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This is the 2nd<\/strong> \u00a0part of a 4-series<\/strong> of posts on Important Reports and Indices.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For Part 1<\/strong>– Click here<\/a><\/p>\n

List of Social-related Reports and Indices<\/h5>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Reports\/Indices<\/strong><\/td>\nDetails<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Human Development Index 2019<\/strong><\/td>\nPublished by:<\/strong> United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)<\/p>\n
    \n
  • It measures the average achievements in a country based on three dimensions<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Parameters\/Dimensions: <\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    • A long and healthy life- measured by Life expectancy at birth<\/li>\n
    • Access to knowledge: measured by Mean years of schooling and Expected years of schooling<\/li>\n
    • A decent standard of living- measured by Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (PPP US$).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Key takeaways<\/strong>: Norway ranked first; Burundi ranked last.<\/p>\n

      India\u2019s Rank:<\/strong> India ranked 129 out of 189 countries (HDI value 0.647) compared 130 in 2018.<\/p>\n

       <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI), 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

-First edition<\/td>\n

Published by:<\/strong> United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)<\/p>\n
    \n
  • It examines how social beliefs can obstruct gender equality and women empowerment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Parameters\/Dimensions: <\/strong>political, educational, economic and physical integrity.<\/p>\n

    Key takeaways:<\/strong> The highest number of bias against women was in Pakistan, followed by Qatar and Nigeria and Zimbabwe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Global Social Mobility Index<\/strong><\/p>\n

-First edition published as part of first ever Global Social Mobility Report<\/td>\n

Published by:<\/strong> World Economic Forum<\/p>\n

Parameters\/Dimensions: 5 dimensions- <\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  • health;<\/li>\n
  • education (access, quality and equity);<\/li>\n
  • technology;<\/li>\n
  • work (opportunities, wages, conditions); and<\/li>\n
  • Protections and institutions (social protection and inclusive institutions).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Key takeaways: Denmark<\/strong>\u00a0tops the rankings<\/p>\n

    India\u2019s rank:<\/strong> India has been ranked 76th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Global Hunger Index, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Annual report)<\/td>\n

Published by:<\/strong> Ireland\u2019s Concern Worldwide and Germany\u2019s Welthungerhilfe.<\/p>\n
    \n
  • It calculates the levels of hunger and under nutrition worldwide. It scores countries on a 100-point \u201cseverity scale\u201d, where zero is the best score (no hunger) and 100 is the worst.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Parameters: <\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    • Undernourishment,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
        \n
      • Child stunting (the share of children under five years who have a low height for their age),<\/li>\n
      • Child wasting (the share of children under five years who have a low weight for their age) and<\/li>\n
      • Child mortality rate under 5 years of age.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Key takeaways:<\/strong> Central African Republic ranked worst.<\/p>\n

        India\u2019s Ranking:<\/strong> \u00a0Ranked 102nd\u00a0(serious level of hunger) out of 117 countries in 2019 in comparison to 103rd <\/sup>out of 119 countries in 2018. India\u2019s child wasting rate is highest in the world at 20.8%.<\/p>\n

         <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

SDG Gender Index 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

-First edition<\/td>\n

Published by:<\/strong> Equal Measures 2030<\/p>\n
    \n
  • It measures the state of gender equality aligned to 14 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Key takeaways:<\/strong> Denmark ranked 1st<\/p>\n

    India\u2019s Ranking:<\/strong> 95th among 129 countries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Global Gender Gap Index Report 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

-Annual Report<\/td>\n

Published by:<\/strong> World Economic Forum (WEF)<\/p>\n
    \n
  • It ranks 153 countries on their progress towards gender parity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Parameters\/Dimensions: <\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    • Economic Participation and Opportunity<\/li>\n
    • Educational Attainment<\/li>\n
    • Health and Survival<\/li>\n
    • Political Empowerment<\/li>\n
    • 2019 report also examines gender gap prospects in the professions of the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Key takeaways:<\/strong> Iceland ranked 1st<\/sup><\/p>\n

      India\u2019s ranking:<\/strong> India has been ranked at 112th<\/sup> in 2019 in comparison to 108th<\/sup> in 2018. Also, among 153 countries, India is the only country where the economic gender gap is larger than political gender gap.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

World Happiness Report 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

-Annual report<\/td>\n

Published by:<\/strong> Sustainable Development Solutions Network of the UN<\/p>\n
    \n
  • Ranks 156 countries on the state of global happiness.<\/li>\n
  • 2020 Theme: \u00a0Environment for Happiness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Parameters\/ dimensions:<\/strong> Gallup World Poll and six factors:<\/p>\n

      \n
    • Levels of GDP,<\/li>\n
    • life expectancy,<\/li>\n
    • generosity,<\/li>\n
    • social support,<\/li>\n
    • freedom<\/li>\n
    • corruption income<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Key takeaways:<\/strong> Finland has been ranked first<\/p>\n

      India\u2019s Ranking:<\/strong> India has been ranked 144th\u00a0in 2020, in comparison to 140th<\/sup> in 2019.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Human Capital Index, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

–<\/strong>Annual Report<\/td>\n

Published by<\/strong>: World Bank as a part of World Development Report 2019.<\/p>\n
    \n
  • It measures which countries are best in mobilizing the economic and professional potential of its citizens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Parameter\/Dimensions: <\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    • Survival, as measured by under-5 mortality rates;<\/li>\n
    • Expected years of Quality-Adjusted School which combines information on the quantity and quality of education; and<\/li>\n
    • Health environment using two proxies of (a) adult survival rates and (b) the rate of stunting for children under age 5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Key Takeaways<\/strong>: Singapore ranked first<\/p>\n

      India\u2019s ranking<\/strong>: \u00a0India ranked 115th<\/sup> (HCI score 0.44)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

World Population Prospects, 2019<\/strong><\/td>\nPublished by:<\/strong> Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.<\/p>\n

Key takeaways:<\/strong> World\u2019s population is expected to increase by two billion people in the next 30 years, from 7.7 billion currently to 9.7 billion in 2050.<\/p>\n

India<\/strong>: India is expected to add nearly 273 million people between 2019 and 2050 and will remain the most populated country through the end of the current century.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Global Migration Report 2020<\/strong><\/td>\nPublished by<\/strong>: International Organization for Migration<\/p>\n
    \n
  • It features trends in international migration, discusses emerging policy issues and provides regional recent developments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Key takeaways:<\/strong> The number of international migrants globally in 2019 were around 272 million which is 3.5% of the world\u2019s population<\/p>\n

    India:<\/strong> India had the largest number of migrants living abroad (17.5 million)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

–<\/strong>Annual report<\/td>\n

Published by:<\/strong> United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative.<\/p>\n
    \n
  • MPI identifies multiple deprivations at the household and individual level in health, education and standard of living.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Parameters\/Dimensions: <\/strong>3 dimensions and 10 Indicators:<\/p>\n

      \n
    • Education (year of schooling, child enrolment)<\/li>\n
    • Health (child mortality, nutrition)<\/li>\n
    • Standard of living (electricity, drinking water, sanitation, flooring, cooking fuel, assets)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      India:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      • the number of people living in multidimensional poverty in India has decreased from 690.55 million in 2005-06 to 369.55 million in 2015-16<\/li>\n
      • Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh are poorest states<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Jharkhand reduced the incidence of multidimensional poverty from 74.9% to 46.5% between 2005-06 and 2015-16- the fastest in India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Global Health Security Index, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

–<\/strong>First edition<\/td>\n

Published by:<\/strong> Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Hopkins University Centre for Health Security (CHS), with research by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It assesses health security and related capabilities in 195 countries.<\/p>\n

Parameters\/Dimensions: <\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  • prevention,<\/li>\n
  • early detection,<\/li>\n
  • rapid response,<\/li>\n
  • health system quality,<\/li>\n
  • standards,<\/li>\n
  • risk environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Key Takeaways:<\/strong> USA Ranked first<\/p>\n

    India\u2019s Ranking:<\/strong> India has been ranked 57th<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Global Liveability Index, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

-Annual report<\/td>\n

Published by:<\/strong> Economist Intelligence Unit<\/p>\n
    \n
  • The index assesses which locations around the world provide the best or the worst living condition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Parameters\/Dimensions:<\/strong> 5 broad parameters:<\/p>\n

      \n
    • stability,<\/li>\n
    • healthcare,<\/li>\n
    • culture and environment,<\/li>\n
    • education,<\/li>\n
    • infrastructure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Key takeaways:<\/strong> Vienna (Austria) has been ranked the most liveable city<\/p>\n

      Indian cities ranking<\/strong>: New Delhi has been ranked 118th<\/sup>\u00a0as compared to 112th<\/sup>\u00a0in 2018. Mumbai has been ranked 119th<\/sup>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

–<\/strong>Annual report<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n

Published by:<\/strong> World Health Organization (WHO)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  • The global decline in the total number of TB deaths between 2015 and 2018 was 11%.<\/li>\n
  • In 2018, 7 million new cases of TB were notified<\/li>\n
  • Undernourishment, smoking, alcohol abuse, HIV infection and diabetes, were the five major factors to which TB could be attributed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    India:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    • In 2017, India had 27.4 lakh TB patients which came down to 26.9 lakh in 2018<\/li>\n
    • Incidence per 1, 00,000 population has decreased from 204 in 2017 to 199 in 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

       <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0Global Malaria Report, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

-Annual Report<\/td>\n

Published by: <\/strong>World Health Organization\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  • In 2018, an estimated 228 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide.<\/li>\n
  • Nigeria had the highest burden of all malaria cases, at 24%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    India:<\/strong> India registered a fall of 2.6 million malaria cases in 2018 as compared to 2017.<\/p>\n

     <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

State of World Children Report<\/strong><\/td>\nPublished by:<\/strong> United Nations Children\u2019s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)<\/p>\n

Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n