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"Inequalities in health go
beyond income to such sociocultural, demographic, and geographic factors as
sex, race, religion, ethnic group, language, and residence."
"In parts of India and China,
infant girls are more likely to die than infant boys because the cultural
preference for male children puts girls at a disadvantage in nutrition and
healthcare early in life. Women and girls also face discrimination in healthcare
because cultural norms restrict them from traveling long distances, especially
alone."
"Studies from many developing
countries show that the poorest 20 percent of the population fares far worse
than the richest 20 percent on a range of health outcomes, including child
mortality and nutritional status. On the average, a child in the poorest 20
percent is twice as likely to die before age 5 as a child in the richest 20
percent."
"The disparity is similar for
maternal nutrition, with women in the poorest 20 percent almost twice as likely
to be malnourished as those in the richest 20 percent."
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