Measuring Child and Maternal Health in Developing Countries: A Proposal of New Hybrid MDG Composite Indices

Mariano Luque (), Salvador Pérez-Moreno, José A. Robles () and Beatriz Rodriguez ()
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Mariano Luque: Department of Applied Economics (Mathematics), University of Malaga
José A. Robles: Department of Applied Economics (Economic Policy), University of Malaga
Beatriz Rodriguez: Department of Applied Economics (Mathematics), University of Malaga

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2017, vol. 12, issue 3, No 12, 737-758

Abstract: Abstract This paper proposes new hybrid composite indices from a set of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) indicators to measure child and maternal health in developing countries. Under a multi-criteria approach, we use a normalization formula with a double reference point scheme that includes an aggregation function with two reference values: aspiration and reservation. We rely on the distance P2 method to calculate the importance (weights) of each MDG indicator in the multi-criteria approach and propose several indices with different degrees of substitutability among indicators. This hybrid approach allows us to assess the progress in child and maternal health in 90 developing countries in the framework of the MDGs, from which potential policy implications may derive for the implementation of the post-2015 sustainable development agenda.

Keywords: Millennium development goals; Composite indices; Multi-criteria; Child and maternal health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s11482-016-9487-2

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