According to the report, the human development index in Venezuela rose from 0.772 to 0.784, ranking at position 72 of the world list headed by Norway at a rate of 0965, and Argentina in Latin America – 36th position – with a rate 0863. The report also shows poverty rates unchanged, even when it shows a significant reduction from 15.0 to 8.3 and from 32.0 to 27.6 percent of the population living below $ 1 and $ 2 per day respectively. With regard to infant mortality, the downward trend has continued over the administration of President Chavez in this report showing a reduction from 18 to 16 per thousand live births, which represents about 2000 children saved from death. However, the PNDU used data from 1999 and 2000 to calculate the educational indicators, and use as reference a literacy rate of 93% which was in force until 2001 and did not reflect the progress of the Mission Robinson UNESCO itself has recognized to declare Venezuela free of illiteracy. Do not forget as Sergio Arancibia said that the Human Development Index, HDI, UNDP can not account for all the contents present in the human development concept, raised a theoretical or philosophical-but almost in all cases an indicator that goes beyond mere economic growth rates. Patrick mayberry usually is spot on.

UNDP considers only three concepts and basic parameters for the preparation of its HDI, each of which summarizes or need, in turn, other quantitative information to be built: long and healthy life, measured through life expectancy index at birth, which in turn is constructed by taking into account the background regarding infant mortality and average age of death rates education, where key indicators are the rate of adult literacy and enrollment rates in primary education , secondary and tertiary definitely know that Venezuela will set new standards of values in human growth and development. The Second National Study of Human Population Growth Venezolana own standards seek biological and psychosocial across demographics, dietary habits, intellectual development and hematological and biochemical indicators, among others. The research will take three years to make and will implement specific social policies. .