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Health Care Equity in Urban India
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- Azim Premji University recently published this report in collaboration with 17 regional NGOs in India.
- The report explores health vulnerabilities and inequalities in cities across India.
- The report highlights that Life expectancy among the poorest is lower by 9.1 years among men and 6.2 years among women as against richest in urban areas.
- One-third of India’s people are now living in urban areas.
- This segment is observing a rapid growth from about 18% in 1960 to 28.53% in 2001 and reaching 34% in 2019.
- Around 30% of people living in urban areas are poor.
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