class 10 human development index lesson
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Explanation:
- The Human Development Index (HDI) is a single index measure that aims to record the three key dimensions of human development: access to knowledge, a decent standard of living, and long and healthy life.
- In other words, the Human Development Index is practiced to measure how development has improved human life.
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Indicators of Human Development
Human development index rank
India has been on 130th rank in Human Development Index.
Life expectancy
It is the age by which a particular person belonging to a particular age is expected to live.
Life expectancy at birth in India: Males: 67.34 years , Females: 69.64 years
Infant mortality rate
It is the total number of infants dying below the age of 1 year out of 1000 babies.
Infant mortality rate in India is 40.5 infants.
Maternal mortality rate
It is the total number of dying mothers out of 1000 mothers while giving birth to babies.
According to the 2011–13 census, maternal mortality rate in India is 167 deaths.
Adult literacy ratio
It refers to the number of people of both the sexes, i.e., male and female aging more than 15 years having the ability to read and write.
Percentage of the population below poverty line
People below the poverty line are categorised according to calories consumed by each person per day, which is 2400 in rural areas and 2100 in urban areas.
Any person consuming calories less than the minimum limit mentioned above is said to be below the poverty line.
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