Poverty
The link between poverty and premature death and disability is well-documented, but the definition of who is poor and the global distribution of those living in extreme poverty is changing. This section examines the ways in which limited health resources, illness, and poverty are intertwined.
Poverty
3.6 B
In 2020, almost half of the world’s population—3.6 billion people—lacked safe sanitation, according to WHO
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1 Percent
India is spending only one percent of its GDP on health
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11 Million
Approximately 11 million severe burn cases occur globally every year, many in LMICs
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94
After Haiti's 7.2-magnitude earthquake in August 2021, 94 of 255 schools were damaged or destroyed
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2 X
In Lebanon, children who are refugees have twice the risk of dying from a traffic injury than local children
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90,000
By the end of September 2021, almost 90,000 suspected cholera cases were recorded in Nigeria
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6 of 10
Extremely poor people are in middle-income nations
Extremely poor people are in middle-income nations
589 M
Number of people living in extreme poverty, 2019
Number of people living in extreme poverty, 2019
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