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Human development index

DefinitionThe HDI is a summary measure of human development. It measures the average achievements in a country in three basic dimensions of human development:


* A long and healthy life, as measured by life expectancy at birth


* Knowledge, as measured by the adult literacy rate (with two-thirds weight) and the combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio (with one-third weight)


* A decent standard of living, as measured by GDP per capita (PPP US$).

Caution: Calculation of HDI is an evolving methodology, and comparisons should not be made between years (when methods might have varied) but can be made between countries, as issued by the same source.

A high value for the HDI represents better human development.

ReferenceHuman Development Report 2001: Making new technologies work for human development. New York: United Nations Development Programme; 2001.
Ref. URLhttp://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2001/en/
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Indicator Type: -> Socio-Economic

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ECFSGPKZNLPMPNCNWWCZA
Human development index [Definition]
1996 0.6430.6710.7710.6580.6290.6570.6790.6080.762[1] 0.688
1996 rural---------[2] 0.618
1996 urban---------[3] 0.731
1999 ---------[4] 0.702
2000 ---------[5] 0.695
2001 ---------[6] 0.684
2002 ---------[7] 0.666
2003 ---------[8] 0.658
2004 ---------[9] 0.653
2005 ---------[10] 0.674
2010 with AIDS0.4930.5480.6210.4980.4310.5220.5670.5270.659[11] 0.542
2010 without AIDS0.6080.6620.7220.6140.5440.6400.6440.6420.714[12] 0.654
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. StatsSA HDI 2001: Human Development Index. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa; 2001. http://www.statssa.gov.za/ Under Statistical Releases. Saved as human_dev_index.pdf
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    Table 1, 2
  2. StatsSA HDI 2001: Human Development Index. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa; 2001. http://www.statssa.gov.za/ Under Statistical Releases. Saved as human_dev_index.pdf
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    Table 3
  3. StatsSA HDI 2001: Human Development Index. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa; 2001. http://www.statssa.gov.za/ Under Statistical Releases. Saved as human_dev_index.pdf
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    Table 3
  4. Human Development Report 2001: Human Development Report 2001: Making new technologies work for human development. New York: United Nations Development Programme; 2001. http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2001/en/
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    1: Human Development Index pg 142
  5. Human Development Report 2002: Human Development Report 2002: Deepening democracy in a fragmented world. New York: United Nations Development Programme; 2002. http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2002/en/
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    Table 1: Human Development Index
  6. Human Development Report 2003: Human Development Report 2003: Millennium Development Goals: A compact among nations to end human poverty. New York: United Nations Development Programme; 2003. http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2003/
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  7. Human Development Report 2004: Human Development Report 2004: Cultural liberty in today's diverse world. New York: United Nations Development Programme; 2004. http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2004/
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  8. Human Development Report 2005: Human Development Report 2005: International cooperation at a crossroads. New York: UNDP; 2005. http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2005/
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  9. Human Development Report 2006: Human Development Report 2006: Beyond scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisis. New York: UNDP; 2006. http://hdr.undp.org/hdr2006/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/GlobalReports/HDR_2006.pdf
  10. Human Development Report 2007/2008: Human Development Report 2007/2008: Fighting climate change: Human solidarity in a divided world. New York: UNDP; 2007. http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2007-2008/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/GlobalReports/HDR_20072008.pdf
  11. Human Development Report SA 2000: Taylor V. UNDP South Africa Human Development Report 2000. United Nations Development Programme; 2000. http://www.undp.org.za/sahdr2000/sahdr20002.html
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    Estimates of HDI with and without HIV/AIDS. Appendix 1 pg 204
  12. Human Development Report SA 2000: Taylor V. UNDP South Africa Human Development Report 2000. United Nations Development Programme; 2000. http://www.undp.org.za/sahdr2000/sahdr20002.html
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    Estimates of HDI with and without HIV/AIDS. Appendix 1 pg 204
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