Human Development Index, The Human Development Index 2000, Human Development Report 2001, Economywatch.com
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The concept of Human Development Index (HDI) considers three basic dimensions of human development like Longevity, Knowledge and Standard of living. Australia one among the richest country in the world presently ranks high on the HDI (Second by Norway) as its high ranking in terms of Life Expectancy and education.
The Human Development Index 2000,
Selected Countries CountriesLife Expectancy
At BirthAdult Literacy
Ratio %School Enrolment
Ratio %HDI Norway78.499970.939Australia78.8991000.936Canada78.799970.936Sweden79.6991000.936Belgium78.2991000.935Bulgaria70.898.3720.772Brazil67.584.9800.75Ukraine68.199770.742Turkey69.584.6620.735China70.283.5730.714Ethiopia44.137.4270.321Burkina Faso46.123230.32Burundi40.646.9190.309Niger44.815.3160.274Sierra Leone38.332270.258
Source :– Based On Data From UNDP Human Development Report 2001.
The United Nations General Assembly, 2000 have made a millennium declaration setting out specific, Quantifiable and monitorable goals for development and poverty alleviation by 2015 for the 85% of the world’s population that lives in the developing world.
