PUTRAJAYA, Dis 11 — The score of Malaysia Human Development Index (MHDI), one of the indicators used to analyse the socioeconomic development status of the nation and describe its human development, has increased by 1.2 per cent to 0.816 in 2022 compared to 0.806 in 2021.
“Based on this score, MHDI is at a very high level of development category,” according to Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin in a statement after the release of the MHDI report for 2022 by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.
The MHDI, developed based on the Human Development Index (HDI) Report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is measured based on three main dimensions: long and healthy life, access to knowledge, and decent living standards.
There are four categories of development level scores: the first category below 0.550 (low), the second category 0.550 to 0.699 (medium), the third category 0.700 to 0.799 (high), and the fourth category 0.800 and above (very high).
He said an analysis by dimension index shows that the highest index score recorded in 2022 is the Gross National Income Index (GNI) with a score of 0.872, followed by the Life Expectancy Index with a score of 0.823, and the Education Index with a score of 0.757.
“All indices are at a very high level of development except for the Education Index, which registered high-level development,” Uzir said.
The Life Expectancy Index score decreased by 0.4 per cent to 0.823 in 2022 compared to 0.826 in 2021 due to increased excess deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Education Index score rose by 1.5 per cent to 0.757 compared to 0.746, with two indicators: expected years of schooling and mean years of schooling, contributing to the increase of the Education Index, he said.
The GNI Index improved by 2.5 per cent to 0.872 in 2022 as compared to 0.851 in 2021 due to improved economic performance with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 8.7 per cent, he said.
GNI Index falls in the range of 0.820 to 0.848 from 2015 to 2020.
On the performance of MHDI by state, he said the state with the highest MHDI score was Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, with a score of 0.886.
This is followed by Selangor (0.842), Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan (0.839), Pulau Pinang (0.830), Sarawak (0.824), Negeri Sembilan (0.817), Melaka (0.810), and Pahang (0.803).
— Bernama
