Questions
1) What is the world’s population that is living in “developing” countries? --> 82.20% [2019, https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/tdstat45_FS11_en.pdf]
2) What is the poverty line? & What is the world’s population living below the poverty line? --> < 1.90$ per day (2011 price point) as extreme poverty & 8.2% [2019, https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2020/goal-01/]
3) What is the % of employed people & employed women living under poverty line? --> 7.1% & 7.5% [2019, https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2020/goal-01/]
4) What is the global population growth rate? --> 1.1% [2019, https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/tdstat45_FS11_en.pdf]
5) What are indices to measure equality and gender-equality? --> Gini coefficient & palma ratio (income inequality) | GII (Gender Inequality Index) | http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/gender-inequality-index-gii
6) What is the proportion of world population without access to energy and how will it develop? --> 759 million -> 660(e) million in 2030 [2019, https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/06/07/report-universal-access-to-sustainable-energy-will-remain-elusive-without-addressing-inequalities]
7) What is the proportion of world population with access to decentralised energy (mini-) grids? --> 11 million [2019, https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/06/07/report-universal-access-to-sustainable-energy-will-remain-elusive-without-addressing-inequalities]
8) What is the proportion of world population without access to clean cooking? --> 2.6 billion (~1/3 of world pop.; millions deaths each year from breathing cooking smoke) [2019, https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/06/07/report-universal-access-to-sustainable-energy-will-remain-elusive-without-addressing-inequalities]
9) What is the proportion of world population without access to safely managed drinking water? --> 26% (~2 billion) [2020, https://www.unwater.org/app/uploads/2021/08/PGA_brief_Infographic-scaled.jpg]
10) What is the proportion of world population living in water-stressed regions? --> ~29% (2.3 billion) [2020, https://www.unwater.org/app/uploads/2021/08/PGA_brief_Infographic-scaled.jpg]
11) What is the proportion of the world population living in areas that are above the limit of air pollution? --> 99% (above WHO air quality guideline levels) [2019, https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ambient-(outdoor)-air-quality-and-health]
12) What is the proportion of world population with access to internet? --> 56.73% [2019, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?end=2020&start=1960&view=chart]
13) What is the damage value due to yearly tax evasion? --> 427 billion USD (whereas developing countries account for ~45 billion USD, which equals 52% of their combined total public health budget) [2020, https://www.globaltaxjustice.org/en/latest/427-billion-lost-tax-havens-every-year]
14) How many women/ indigenous people are have access to adequate pregnancy and postpartum care across 16 countries-->1-4% of women in general did not receive antenatal care compared to 3-33% of indigenous population; 2-50% of women in general did not receive skilled attendance at birth compared to 8-62% of indigenous population; 295K women died from maternal causes in 2017 2016, 2021 https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/resource-pdf/factsheet_digital_Mar27.pdf; https://www.who.int/health-topics/women-s-health
15) How is women’s health affected by multiple responsibilities at home and at work--> "Depressive disorders account for close to 41.9% of the disability from neuropsychiatric disorders among women compared to 29.3% among men. Leading mental health problems of the older adults are depression, organic brain syndromes and dementias. A majority are women. An estimated 80% of 50 million people affected by violent conflicts, civil wars, disasters, and displacement are women and children. Lifetime prevalence rate of violence against women ranges from 16% to 50%. At least one in five women suffer rape or attempted rape in their lifetime. Depression, anxiety, psychological distress, sexual violence, domestic violence and escalating rates of substance use affect women to a greater extent than men across different countries and different settings. Pressures created by their multiple roles, gender discrimination and associated factors of poverty, hunger, malnutrition, overwork, domestic violence and sexual abuse, combine Up to 20% of those attending primary health care in developing countries suffer from anxiety and/or depressive disorders. "
16)How many women/indigenous people face job discrimination due to family responsibilities--> About four-in-ten working women (42%) in the United States say they have faced discrimination on the job because of their gender 2017 https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/12/14/gender-discrimination-comes-in-many-forms-for-todays-working-women/
17) How do health systems support preventative health for women and indigenous people--> 1.5B women globallly have not been tested for the top 4 most critical diseases 2020 https://hologic.womenshealthindex.com/en/2020-report
18) How do health systems support secondary health for women and indigenous people as a result of bearing children and raising families--> 500M women report health problems that are not addressed 2020 https://hologic.womenshealthindex.com/Hologic_2020-Global-Women%27s-Health-Index_Full-Report.pdf
19) How does access to health affect life expectancy of women and indigenous people--> The gap between men’s and women’s life expectancy is narrowest where women lack access to health services. In low-income countries, where services are scarcer, 1 in 41 women dies from a maternal cause, compared with 1 in 3300 in high-income countries. In more than 90 per cent of low-income countries, there are fewer than 4 nursing and midwifery personnel per 1000 people. 2019 https://www.who.int/news/item/04-04-2019-uneven-access-to-health-services-drives-life-expectancy-gaps-who
20) Are women and indigneous people represented appropriately in healthcare decision making--> Just 22 countries have a woman as Head of State, only 21 per cent of Ministers are women, and women parliamentarians make up less than 25 per cent of national legislators. 2021 https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/03/1086702
21) How many women/indigenous people lack access to multiple contraceptive options or family planning--> 214 million women globally 2021 https://www.globalfundforwomen.org/what-we-do/gender-justice/reproductive-justice/
22) How many women/ indigenous people lack access to safe and affordable abortions--> 73M induced abortions globally each year, 45% of which are unsafe, and 97% occurring in developing countries 2021 https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/abortion