The
Human Development Index - going beyond income
Each year since 1990 the
Human Development Report has published the Human
Development Index (HDI) which was introduced as an alternative
to conventional measures of national development, such as level of income and
the rate of economic growth. The HDI represents a push for a broader definition
of well-being and provides a composite measure of three basic dimensions of
human development: health, education and income. Between 1980 and 2012 Sierra
Leone's HDI declined by -0.3% annually from 0.255 to 0.359 today, which gives
the country a rank of 177 out of 187 countries with comparable data. The HDI of
Sub-Saharan Africa as a region increased from 0.366 in 1980 to 0.475 today,
placing Sierra Leone below the regional average. The HDI trends tell an
important story both at the national and regional level and highlight the very
large gaps in well-being and life chances that continue to divide our
interconnected world. Learn more
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