Diapositiva 1

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HUMAN POVERTY INDEX FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
(HPI-1)

• While the HDI measures average achievement, the
  HPI-1 measures deprivations in the three basic
  dimensions of human development captured in the
  HDI
• A long and healthy life
• Knowledge
• A decent standard of living

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CALCULATING THE HPI-1
A long and healthy life
A decent standard of living
DIMENSION
Knowledge
Population without sustainable access to an
improved water source
Children under weigth for age
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40
Adult literacy rate
INDICATOR
Unweighted average
Human poverty index for developing countries
(HPI-1)
The indicators used are already normalized
betwen 0 and 100 (because they are expressed as
percentages).
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GOALPOSTS FOR CALCULATING THE HPI-1 GOALPOSTS FOR CALCULATING THE HPI-1 GOALPOSTS FOR CALCULATING THE HPI-1 GOALPOSTS FOR CALCULATING THE HPI-1 GOALPOSTS FOR CALCULATING THE HPI-1
Dimension index A long and healthy life Knowledge A decent standard of living A decent standard of living
Indicator Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40 Adult literacy rate Population without sustainable access to an improved water source Children under weigth for age
Maximum value 100 100 100 100
Minimum value 0 0 0 0
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Unweighted average formula
EXAMPLE 1 IPH-1 IN PERU
1. Measuring deprivation in a decent standard of
living
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1 2
Population without sustainable access to an
improved water source
1 2
Children under weight for age
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Replacement in general formula

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1 2
13,5
Indicator Maximum val. Minimum val. Actual value
Population without sustainable access to an improved water source 100 0 20
Children under weight for age 100 0 7
Information from Human Development Report 2004 Information from Human Development Report 2004 Information from Human Development Report 2004 Information from Human Development Report 2004
20
7
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HPI-1 formula
EXAMPLE 1 IPH-1 IN PERU
2. Calculating the IPH-1
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Living standard
Survival


Literacy
Replacement in HPI-1 formula
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40
Unweighted average of population without
sustainable access to an improved water source
and children under weight for age
Adult literacy rate
12,86
Indicator Shorthand Actual value
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40 Survival 10,2
Adult illiteracy rate Iliteracy 15
Unweighted average of population without sustainable access to an improved water source and children under weight for age Living standard 13,5
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10,2
15
13,5
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