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	___ Human Development Index - Countries with low human development List of countries with lowest human development by standards of the Human Development Index (HDI). The Human Development Index is published annually by the UN. It measures the average achievements in a country in three basic dimensions of human development: The Human Development Index is published annually by the UN. 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$). *Gross Domestic Product, the value of all goods and services produced in the economy divided by the population. Below the chart of the countries with a low human development.	Worldmap of Human Development Index (click to enlarge)

Human Development Index - Countries with low human development

#	Country	Life expectancy at birth (years) 2002	Adult literacy rate (%ages 15 and above) 2002	Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary schools (%) 2001/02	GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2002	Life expectancy index	Education index	GDP index	Human development index (HDI) value 2002	GDP per capita (PPP US$) rank minus HDI rank

142	Pakistan	60.8	41.5	37	1,940	0.60	0.40	0.49	0.497	-7
143	Togo	49.9	59.6	67	1,480	0.41	0.62	0.45	0.495	5
144	Congo	48.3	82.8	48	980	0.39	0.71	0.38	0.494	17
145	Lesotho	36.3	81.4	65	2,420	0.19	0.76	0.53	0.493	-24
146	Uganda	45.7	68.9	71	1,390	0.34	0.70	0.44	0.493	4
147	Zimbabwe	33.9	90.0	58	2,400	0.15	0.79	0.53	0.491	-25
148	Kenya	45.2	84.3	53	1,020	0.34	0.74	0.39	0.488	11
149	Yemen	59.8	49.0	53	870	0.58	0.50	0.36	0.482	16
150	Madagascar	53.4	67.3	45	740	0.47	0.60	0.33	0.469	20
151	Nigeria	51.6	66.8	45	860	0.44	0.59	0.36	0.466	15
152	Mauritania	52.3	41.2	44	2,220	0.45	0.42	0.52	0.465	-25
153	Haiti	49.4	51.9	52	1,610	0.41	0.52	0.46	0.463	-9
154	Djibouti	45.8	65.5	24	1,990	0.35	0.52	0.50	0.454	-21
155	Gambia	53.9	37.8	45	1,690	0.48	0.40	0.47	0.452	-15
156	Eritrea	52.7	56.7	33	890	0.46	0.49	0.36	0.439	8
157	Senegal	52.7	39.3	38	1,580	0.46	0.39	0.46	0.437	-11
158	Timor-Leste	49.3	58.6	75	..	0.41	0.64	0.26	0.436	19
159	Rwanda	38.9	69.2	53	1,270	0.23	0.64	0.42	0.431	-6
160	Guinea	48.9	41.0	29	2,100	0.40	0.37	0.51	0.425	-30
161	Benin	50.7	39.8	52	1,070	0.43	0.44	0.40	0.421	-5
162	Tanzania	43.5	77.1	31	580	0.31	0.62	0.29	0.407	12
163	Côte d'Ivoire	41.2	49.7	42	1,520	0.27	0.47	0.45	0.399	-16
164	Zambia	32.7	79.9	45	840	0.13	0.68	0.36	0.389	3
165	Malawi	37.8	61.8	74	580	0.21	0.66	0.29	0.388	9
166	Angola	40.1	42.0	30	2,130	0.25	0.38	0.51	0.381	-38
167	Chad	44.7	45.8	35	1,020	0.33	0.42	0.39	0.379	-8
168	Congo, Dem.Rep.	41.4	62.7	27	650	0.27	0.51	0.31	0.365	4
169	Central African Rep.	39.8	48.6	31	1,170	0.25	0.43	0.41	0.361	-15
170	Ethiopia	45.5	41.5	34	780	0.34	0.39	0.34	0.359	-1
171	Mozambique	38.5	46.5	41	1,050	0.22	0.45	0.39	0.354	-14
172	Guinea-Bissau	45.2	39.6	37	710	0.34	0.39	0.33	0.350	-1
173	Burundi	40.8	50.4	33	630	0.26	0.45	0.31	0.339	0
174	Mali	48.5	19.0	26	930	0.39	0.21	0.37	0.326	-11
175	Burkina Faso	45.8	12.8	22	1,100	0.35	0.16	0.40	0.302	-20
176	Niger	46.0	17.1	19	800	0.35	0.18	0.35	0.292	-8
177	Sierra Leone	34.3	36.0	45	520	0.16	0.39	0.28	0.273	-1
Source: UN Human Development Report 2004

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