UN HDI Report Indexes

UN HDI Report Indexes

UN  HDR Report is based on the following

1. Inequality adjusted HDI (IHDI)
2. Gender Inequality Index  (GII)
3. Multidimensional Poverty Index. (MPI)

1: Inequality adjusted HDI (IHDI)

• The (normal/main) HDI represents a national average of human development in three basic dimensions: health, education and income.
• Like all averages, HDI conceals disparities in human development across the population within the same country.
• Inequality adjusted HDI captures this inequality within the same country.

2: Gender Inequality Index

• Gender Inequality Index (GII) reflects women’s disadvantage in three dimensions—

Dimension	Measured by
1.Reproductive Health	maternal mortality ratio adolescent fertility rate.
2.Empowerment	share of parliamentary seats held by each sex by secondary and higher education attainment levels.
3.Labour Market	Women’s participation in the work force.

• The GII ranges from 0 (=men and women treated equally) to 1 (extreme inequality between men and women).

3: Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)

• Identifies multiple deprivations at the individual level in health, education and standard of living.
• Each person in a given household is classified as poor or non-poor depending on the number of deprivations his or her household experiences.