{"id":71291,"date":"2020-11-30T17:59:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T12:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=71291"},"modified":"2020-11-30T17:59:31","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T12:29:31","slug":"human-development-index-hdi-and-other-indices-of-undp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/human-development-index-hdi-and-other-indices-of-undp\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Development Index (HDI) and other Indices of UNDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">United Nations Development\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Programme<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0publishes Human Development Index as a part of their Human Development Report.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"13\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">While publishing HDI they consider important factors such as\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"(%2)\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Health\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"(%2)\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Life expectancy at the time of birth<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"(%2)\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Education\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"(%2)\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Expected years of Schooling for a school age children<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"(%2)\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mean years of prior schooling attained for an adult aged 25 years o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">r older<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"(%2)\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Standard of Living<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0calculated as GNP in terms of PPP terms<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"14\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Apart from HDI, UNDP during their 20<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> anniversary edition in 2010 included three new indices as well.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Later expanded\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">as\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">4.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%2.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"14\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%2.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"14\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%2.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"14\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gender Inequality Index (GII)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%2.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"14\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gender Development Index (GDI)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI)<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In simple terms IHDI indicate the Percentage of HDI lost due to Inequality<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The IHDI combines a country\u2019s average achievements in health, education and income with how those achievements are distributed among country\u2019s population by \u201cdiscounting\u201d each dimension\u2019s average value according to its level of inequality.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">IHDI is distribution-sensitive average level of human development.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The difference between the IHDI and HDI is the human development cost of inequality, also termed \u2013 the overall loss to human development due to inequality.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gender Inequality Index (GII)<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It measures gender inequalities in three important aspects of human development.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"15\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Health\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211; measured by maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rates<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"15\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Empowerment<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0&#8211; measured by<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0proportion of parliamentary seats<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0occupied by females and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">proportion of adult females<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and males aged 25 years and older with at least some\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">secondary education<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"15\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">economic status<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0&#8211; expressed as labor market participation\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The GII is built on the same framework as the IHDI\u2014to better expose differences in the distribution of achievements between women and men<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) identifies multiple deprivations at the household and individual level in health, education and standard of living<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It uses micro data from household surveys to calculate the index.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0MPI reflects both<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0incidence of multidimensional deprivation<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(a headcount of those in multidimensional poverty) and its\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">intensity\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(the average deprivation score experienced by poor people).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The MPI offers a valuable complement to income-based poverty measures.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gender Development Index(GDI)<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The GDI measures gender gaps in human development achievements by accounting for disparities between women and men in three basic dimensions of human development\u2014health, knowledge and living standards using the same component indicators as in the HDI.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">So, The GDI is the ratio of the HDIs calculated separately for females and males using the same methodology as in the HDI.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is useful for understanding the real gender gap in human development achievements and is informative to design policy tools to close the gap.<\/span><span 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