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Compare and contrast the development of India, China and Pakistan with respect to some salient human development indicators.

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ItemsIndiaChinaPakistan
Human Development Index(Value)0.6020.7550.527
Rank12785135
Life expectancy at birth (years)63.371.6630
GDP per Capita(PPPUS$)289250032097
People below poverty line34.716.613.7
Adult literacy rate(% age above is)61.090.948.7
Infant Mortality Rate633081
Maternal Martality rate54056500

From the above table, we can see that China is moving ahead of India and Pakistan. This is true for many indicators, Income indicator such as GDP per capita, health indicator such as mortality rate, literacy, life expectancy in China for one lakh births, only 50 women die whereas in India and Pakistan more than 500 women die.


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