East Asia had by far the strongest overall Human Development Index (HDI) improvement of any region in the world, nearly doubling average HDI attainment over the past 40 years, according to the report's analysis of health, education and income data.
ˈiːst ˈeɪʒə hæd baɪ fˈɑːɹ ðə stɹˈɔŋɡɪst ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl hjˈuːmən dɪvˈɛləpmənt ˈɪndɛks ˌeɪtʃdˌiːˈaɪ ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt ʌv ˌɛni ɹˈiːdʒən ɪnðə wˈɜːld, nˌɪɹli dˈʌblɪŋ ˈævɹɪdʒ ˌeɪtʃdˌiːˈaɪ ɐtˈeɪnmənt ˌoʊvɚ ðə pˈæst fˈoːɹɾi jˈɪɹz, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə ɹᵻpˈoːɹts ɐnˈæləsˌɪs ʌv hˈɛlθ, ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ænd ˈɪŋkʌm dˈeɪɾə.