• Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI)
• Human Development Index (HDI): given by UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)
• Gender development Index (GDI) = HDI + Male & Female
• Multi Dimensional Poverty Index (MDPI / MPI)
• Global Hunger Index (GHI)
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Dimensions |
Physical Quality of Life |
Human Development Index (HDI) |
Gender Development Index |
|
Health (Longevity) |
Life expectancy |
Life expectancy |
- |
|
Knowledge |
Literacy rate ≥7 yr of age |
• Mean years of schooling • Expected years of schooling |
- |
|
Health care & Utilization |
Infant mortality rate (IMR) |
X |
X |
|
Income / Standard of living |
X |
Standard of living (GNI per capita in PPP US $) |
- |
|
Range |
from 0 to 100, where higher values indicate |
from 0 to 1, where higher values indicate |
|
PPP - Purchasing Power Parity
GNI - Global National Income
GDI = HDI + Male & Female
Global Hunger Index (GHI):-
|
GHI (Mnemonic: ICU) |
Indicator |
|
Inadequate food |
Under nourishment |
|
Under nutrition |
• Wasting (Low weight for height) - Acute malnutrition • Stunting (Low height for age) - Chronic malnutrition |
|
Child mortality |
U5MR (Under-5 mortality rate) |
Note- Both the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) and the Global Hunger Index (GHI)include nutrition and child mortality.