People
- Population = 1,156,897,766: 2nd most populated country in the world
- India is 1/3 the size of the United States, but is home to 275% more people
- 41% speak Hindi
- India has 15 official languages and an estimated 438 total living languages
- India has a complex social caste system, which is a fundamental part of Hinduism. There are an estimated 6,400 castes, each separated from the others by social barriers.
- Literacy rate for males = 76%. Literacy rate for females = 53%
- Average annual income = $2,460 (PPP)
- 87.5% of the population lives on less than $2.50 per day.
- The World Bank estimates that 1/3 of the world's poor live in India.
Each region of India has a unique style of dress that the women wear. In many areas, this dress consists of variations of the sari, but in the north, where I will be, women wear the salwar-kameez. While modest western clothes are more acceptable in larger cities like Delhi, I will be expected to wear a salwar-kameez in the rural area where my hospital is located.
- 80% Hindu
- 13% Muslim
- 2% Christian
- The Indian constitution defines religious freedom for all religions, but many Christians are persecuted by Hindu extremists.
- Average life expectancy = 66 years
- About 1/2 of Indian children are malnourished
- Only 47% of babies born are delivered by a skilled medical attendant
- 1.5 million reported cases of malaria per year
- 2.4 million people living with HIV/AIDS
- Only 28% of people age 15-24 can identify 2 means of preventing the spread of HIV and reject 2 misconceptions of HIV transmission
- Only 14% of pregnant women with HIV receive antiretroviral medications for preventing spread to fetus
Information taken from Operation World, The CIA's World Factbook, and The World Health Organization.
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