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Direct linkEngineer, Merwan; Roy, Nilanjana; Fink, Sari – Social Indicators Research, 2010
In the Human Development Index (HDI), life expectancy is the only indicator used in modeling the dimension "a long and healthy life". Whereas life expectancy is a direct measure of quantity of life, it is only an indirect measure of healthy years lived. In this paper we attempt to remedy this omission by introducing into the HDI the morbidity…
Descriptors: Indexes, Social Indicators, Health, Correlation
