Estimation of Human Development Index in Rural Areas of East Azarbaijan Province

The important policy of any nation in to reach the maximum possible welfare levels and lowest misery rates at lowest possible social costs and highest speeds. Hence, in this study the human development index (HDI) is reviewed, then these criteria are studied in the villages of East Azarbaijan using the 2007 official database. For this purpose, the criteria of life expectancy, rate of literacy and rate of education facility are measured. Accordingly, the average HDI for whole rural areas of the province was 0.614: i.e. at medium rates. The successive ranks are Tabriz, Maragheh, Malekan, Oskoo, and Marand showing inequality of HDI in different cities. This was due to the differences in inequality and in satisfactory rates of education and health facilities. Therefore, more investments in education, health and income augmentations devices are recommended.