Social Inequalities Flashcards
1
Q
How many people are crammed into 1 mile square in Dharavi?
A
Over 1 million
2
Q
When is the water tap on?
A
Each day at 5:30am for 2 hours
3
Q
What percentage of the population is literate?
A
82% (in 1998)
4
Q
Education is free up to certain grades apart from text books and uniform. Example of private secondary’s:
A
Sophia College
St Xavier’s College
Others overseas
5
Q
How many of the city’s 1,000 health care centres are non private?
A
Only 17 municipal hospitals for the poor
6
Q
What was the infant mortality rate in 2012?
A
44 per 1000
7
Q
What was the life expectancy in 2012?
A
66.2 years
8
Q
How many cases of dyptheria and typhoid are there a day due to open sewerage alongside water pipes?
A
4,000 a day
