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The Subnational Human Development Database provides human development metrics for 1625 regions across 161 countries from 1990-2017. It details education, health, and living standards, enabling regional development analysis.

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Area of Science:

Socioeconomic indicators
Demographics
Regional economics

Background:

The Human Development Index (HDI) traditionally offers a national-level perspective.
Measuring development at subnational levels is crucial for understanding regional disparities.
Existing data often lacks comprehensive subnational coverage for human development indicators.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and describe the Subnational Human Development Database (SHDI).
To provide consistent subnational data for human development indicators from 1990 to 2017.
To enable detailed analysis of regional development variations within countries.

Main Methods:

Compilation of subnational data for education, health, and standard of living indicators.
Utilization of data from national statistical offices and the Global Data Lab's Area Database.
Estimation of missing data through interpolation and extrapolation, with normalization to national HDI levels.

Main Results:

The database covers 1625 regions across 161 countries for the period 1990-2017.
It includes national and subnational values for the SHDI, its three dimension indices, and four key indicators.
Subnational indicator values were normalized to match national UNDP-HDI levels, ensuring consistency.

Conclusions:

The SHDI database offers a valuable resource for granular analysis of human development.
It facilitates comparisons of development levels across regions and over time.
The dataset supports research on regional inequalities and targeted development interventions.