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HUMAN

DEVELOPMENT
INDEX

WHAT IS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT


INDEX(HDI)

HDI is a composite statistic of life


expectancy, education and per
capita income indicators, which is
used to rank countries in to four tiers
of human development

CALCULATION OF HDI
Dimension index= Actual Value Minimum Value
Maximum Value Minimum Value

HDI
+ S.L.I

= L.E.I + E.A.I
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LIMITATIONS OF HDI
Ignores many factors
Ignores the problem of inequality
Imperfect index
Arbitrary

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