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Indigenous Peoples by the Numbers
15%
In LAC, there are education performance gaps of 15 percentage points or higher between indigenous students and the population as a whole for such subjects as reading (3rd and 6th grades), math (3rd and 6th grades), and science (6th grade).
130
Indigenous women have maternal mortality rates (MMR) that are three times the regional average of 130 deaths for 100,000 live births. Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Guatemala have MMRs that are between 210 and 290.
90%
In Panama, 90% of indigenous peoples are poor and 69.5% live in extreme poverty. Further, despite overall poverty reduction over the last five years, indigenous poverty decreased at a much lower rate at 4.3% compared to 14% in non-indigenous households.
Gender Equality by the numbers
20%
Women’s political participation has increased: the number of women elected to parliaments in the region increased from an average of 5% in 1990 to 20% in 2010.
African Descendants by the numbers
3x
Afro-Brazilian women are three times more likely to die in childbirth than their white counterparts due in part to low-quality prenatal care.
