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. 2016 Jul 25;4(3):118–124. doi: 10.1016/j.prnil.2016.07.001

Table 2.

Human Development Index in 2012.

Population Human Development Index Life expectancy at birth (y) Mean years of schooling Gross national income per capita (US$)
Human Development Index groups
 Very high human development 0.905 80.1 11.5 33,391
 High human development 0.758 73.4 8.8 11,501
 Medium human development 0.640 69.9 6.3 5,428
 Low human development 0.466 59.1 4.2 1,633
Regions
 Arab States 0.652 71.0 6.0 8,317
 East Asia and Pacific 0.683 72.7 7.2 6,874
 Europe and Central Asia 0.771 71.5 10.4 12,243
 Latin America and the Caribbean 0.741 74.7 7.8 10,300
 South Asia 0.558 66.2 4.7 3,343
 Sub-Saharan Africa 0.475 54.9 4.7 2,010
 Least developed countries 0.449 59.5 3.7 1,385
 Small island developing states 0.648 69.8 7.3 5,397
 World 0.694 70.1 7.5 10,184