Sustainable Development Indicator (SDI) Group
SDI Inventory, Organized by Framework Element
Working Draft, Version 3, October 8, 1996
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Social Services

Enjoyment of Good Health

Enjoyment of Good Health Definition:

Candidate SDI:

Population Health (451 SDI Group)
Definition: A placeholder indicator to measure the status of health in the population
Issue: Health/Population Health
Enjoyment of Good Health Characteristic: Time

Length of Life

Length of Life Definition:

Candidate SDI:

Infant Mortality Economic Group (37 PCSD)
Definition: infant mortality rates by economic group
Issue: Health/Health Care Equity
Length of Life Characteristic: Number of Deaths

Infant Mortality Rate (242 UN CSD)
Definition: infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births). Life expectancy at birth (years)
Issue: Health/Population Health
Length of Life Characteristic: Number of Deaths

Life Expectancy (164 CEQ)
Definition: life expectancy at birth for the U.S. population
Issue: Health/Population Health
Length of Life Characteristic: Time

Maternal Mortality Rate (243 UN CSD)
Definition: Maternal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)
Issue: Health/Population Health
Length of Life Characteristic: Number of Deaths

Human Relationships

Human Relationships Definition:

Candidate SDI:

Crime Rate (449 SDI Group)
Definition: Overall crime rate for the United States
Issue: Social Cohesion/Crime
Human Relationships Characteristic: Number of Crimes

Violent Crime Rate (30 PCSD)
Definition: violent crime rates
Issue: Social Cohesion/Crime
Human Relationships Characteristic: Number of Crimes