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About inequalities
The COVID-19 crisis has shone a light on the danger of pandemics; social crises have shone a light on the danger of inequalities. The good news is that both challenges can be overcome β if they are confronted as one.Β
Learn MoreFacts about inequality
- Countries with higher rates of income inequality have higher rates of death of COVID-19, of AIDS deaths, and of HIV infection.
- During COVID-19, while high-income countries put billions into health and social spending to fight the pandemicβs effects, in 2021 almost half of all developing countries cut health spending, and about 70% cut spending on education.
- Around the world gay men are more likely than other men to be living with HIV. How much more is determined by policy.