DISPARITIES IN MEXICO LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1.TO EXPLAIN THE DISPARITIES THAT EXIST WITHIN MEXICO

DISPARITIES IN MEXICO

WHAT IS THE MARGINALISATION INDEX? An index based on a series of socio-economic indicators. –Educational levels & Illiteracy –Access to plumbing & sewerage –Drinkable water –Electricity –Overcrowded housing conditions –Unemployment & low pay –% population living in housing with dirt floors –Population living in communities of less than 5,000 in habitants

GDP PER CAPITA

33% illiterate compared with 9.5% national average

82% Highly Marginalized

40% Higher fertility but 5% infant mortality rate

85% below Mexican Poverty Line

>50% in extreme poverty

1/3 households lack electricity

1/2 households lack piped water

90% own their own home & farm plots