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. 2006 Mar 7;5:1. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-5-1

Table 6.

Gender inequalities in health, income and education [4]

Male Female
Life expectancy at birth (2002) in years 66.6 70.3
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (2002) in years 9.4 11.9
Estimated earned income (2002) (PPP US$) 5,354 2,153
Share of non-agricultural wage employment 2001 (%) 73 27
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary level schools 2001/02 (%) 61 52
Adult literacy rate (2002) ages 15 and above (%) 63.3 38.3