Which of the following sets of components correctly describes the Human Development Index (HDI) published by UNDP?

• A Healthy life expectancy, educational attainment index, and purchasing power parity of households
• B Infant mortality rate, adult literacy rate, and GDP per capita
• C Life expectancy at birth, per capita income adjusted for health spending, and school enrolment ratio
• D Life expectancy at birth, mean and expected years of schooling, and Gross National Income per capita (PPP) ✓

Explanation

The HDI is a geometric mean of three normalized indices: a long and healthy life measured by life expectancy at birth, knowledge measured by mean years of schooling of adults plus expected years of schooling of children, and a decent standard of living measured by GNI per capita in PPP dollars. The old HDI used GDP and adult literacy; these were replaced when the index was revised in 2010. Gender-adjusted and inequality-adjusted versions are separate indices, not HDI components.

Reference: UNDP Human Development Report, Technical Note, current series ed.

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