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Each year since 1990, the Human Development Report Office has published the human development index (HDI) which looks beyond GDP to a broader definition of well-being.
According to the update of the of the Human Development Report Index, life expectancy at age 0 in Qatar has reached 75.3 and probability of survival beyond age 40 is 96.3%, which is attributed to improvement in living standards and health conditions in the country.
Children who are underweight between age 0-5 are only 6% of all children, giving a good mark for nourishment. Availability of pure water in Qatar is 100%.
As it is well known, Qatar ranked 2nd among world countries for per capita GDP in 2006 and 2nd only to Luxembourg.
The HDI provides a composite measure of three dimensions of human development: living a long and healthy life (measured by life expectancy), being educated (measured by adult literacy and enrolment at primary, secondary and tertiary levels) and having a decent standard of living (measured by purchasing power parity, PPP, income).
Updates of statistical date are regularly published by the Human Development Index Office.
On this occasion, H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jabor Al Thani, the QSA Acting President, said: “QSA will further coordinate with UNDP, UNPD. UNESCO Institute for Statistics and the World Bank, for the next year Human Development Report to reflect the status of development in Qatar.”
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