Primary Reduced Inequalities

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Why is this important?

  • Evidence from developing countries shows that children in the poorest 20 per cent of the populations are still up to three times more likely to die before their fifth birthday than children in the richest quintiles.
  • Social protection has been significantly extended globally, yet persons with disabilities are up to five times more likely than average to incur catastrophic health expenditures.
  • Despite overall declines in maternal mortality in most developing countries, women in rural areas are still up to three times more likely to die while giving birth than women living in urban centers.
  • Up to 30 per cent of income inequality is due to inequality within households, including between women and men. Women are also more likely than men to live below 50 per cent of the median income
  • Of the one billion population of persons with disabilities, 80per cent live in developing countries.
  • One in ten children is a child with a disability.
  • Only 28 per cent of persons with significant disabilities have access to disability benefits globally, and only 1per cent in low-income countries.

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