Drewnowski’s Index
Drewnowski’s index has boundedness and standard inequality-index properties similar to the Gini coefficient. Drewnowski’s index is easier to interpret than the Gini coefficient when the focus is equality rather than inequality. Drewnowski’…
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Drewnowski’s index has boundedness and standard inequality-index properties similar to the Gini coefficient. Drewnowski’s index is easier to interpret than the Gini coefficient when the focus is equality rather than inequality. Drewnowski’s index is defined as the equality complement of the life-table Gini coefficient. Drewnowski’s index equals shared life expectancy divided by life expectancy at birth.