Noun
vulnerability index (plural vulnerability indexes or vulnerability indices)
a formula for the evaluation and quantification of mortality and morbidity risk as developed for and applied to homeless persons in various social initiatives in the USA
He notes that the CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index only began canvassing Puerto Rico in 2014 — the only U.S. territory it covers — and that the American Community Survey includes only a handful of territories and tribal nations. Source: Internet
They also urged the early development and use of a Universal Vulnerability Index to determine countries’ eligibility for development assistance. Source: Internet