Question

Explain briefly the method to calculate PQLI.

Answer 1

Formulation of physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI):

• Three indicators namely, literacy, life expectancy and infant mortality rate together form the index for physical quality of life.
• Each indicator is measured on the scale of 1 to 100 where 1 represents the worst performance by any country and 100 is the best performance.

Steps to calculate Physical Quality of Life Index:

1. Find percentage of the population that is literate (literacy rate)
2. Find the infant mortality rate
3. Find the life expectancy
4. Physical Quality of Life Index =

\(=\frac{ Literacy\, rate + \,Infant \,mortality \,rate\, index + Life \,expectancy\, index )}3\)