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SOUTH ASIA: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
| Country | Life expectancy at birth (years) 1998 | Adult literacy 1998 rate ( % age 15 and above ) | Combined Primary Secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio % 1998 (a) | GDP per capita ( PPP US $ ) | Life expectancy Index | Education Index | GDP Index | HDI Value 1998 | GDP per capita ( PPP US $ )rank minus HDI rank (b) |
| Bangladesh | 58.6 | 40.1 | 36 | 1361 | 0.56 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.461 | 0 |
| Bhutan | 61.2 | 42 | 33 | 1536 | 0.6 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.483 | -4 |
| India | 62.9 | 55.7 | 54 | 2077 | 0.63 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.563 | -7 |
| Maldives | 65 | 96 | 75 | 4083 | 0.67 | 0.89 | 0.62 | 0.725 | 1 |
| Nepal | 57.8 | 39.2 | 61 | 1157 | 0.55 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.474 | 7 |
| Pakistan | 64.4 | 44 | 43 | 1715 | 0.66 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.522 | -4 |
| Sri Lanka | 73.3 | 91.1 | 66 | 2979 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.57 | 0.733 | 25 |
Note :
Human Development Index has been calculated for UN member countries with
reliable data in each of its components, as well as for two non- members.
Source : Human Development Report, 2000, UNDP, OUP, New York
2000.