A NEW United Nations development programme (UNDP) reveals that Zimbabwe has seen one of the world’s sharpest drops in the quality of life in recent years and most of its citizens do not expect to live past 40. According to the UN human development index (HDI), the country has dropped 23 places to 145th position in the world in terms of human development between 1990 and 2003, and is at the bottom of a list of countries grouped in the “medium human development” category. A Financial Gazette report says the UN surveys show that the quality of life in Zimbabwe is worse than in countries such as Mongolia, Equatorial Guinea and Cambodia In the UNDP Norway is ranked first while Niger is at the bottom, at position 177.
