HUMAN PROGRESS INDICATORS

*the following list is an excerpt from "The War on Normal People" by Andrew Yang; designed to be a supplement to economic progress indicators (such as GDP).

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• Median Income and Standard of Living

• Levels of engagement with Work and Labor Participation Rate

• Health-adjusted life expectancy

• Childhood Success Rates

• Infant mortality

• Surveys of National Well-being

• Average Physical Fitness and Mental Health

• Quality of Infrastructure

• Proportion of Elderly in Quality Care

• Human Capital Development and Access to Education

• Marriage Rates and Success

• Deaths of Despair / Despair Index / Substance Abuse

• National Optimism / Mindset of Abundance

• Community Integrity and Social Capital

• Environmental Quality

• Global Temperature Variance and Sea Levels

• Re-acclimation of Incarcerated Individuals and Rates of Criminality

• Artistic and Cultural Vibrancy

• Design and Aesthetics

• Information Integrity / Journalism

• Dynamism and Mobility

• Social and Economic Equity 

• Public Safety 

• Civic Engagement

• Cybersecurity

• Economic Competitiveness and Growth

• Responsiveness and Evolution of Government

• Efficient Use of Resources