Table 2

Socioeconomic and health indicators by sector of the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro, 1991

IndicatorSector
HarbourWestCoastalTotal
Gini coefficient0.610.580.450.56
Top 10%–bottom 40% income ratio28.5724.7212.5022.79
Poverty index22.7018.746.2116.47
Illiteracy rate10.177.534.107.51
Average income3.104.0812.506.13
Proportion of slum residents30.6911.0412.4017.55
Density of residential poverty37.744.648.0217.82
Life expectancy at birth64.0168.3673.2567.99
Homicide rate211.17132.7072.08148.58
Standardised mortality rate11.238.316.398.68
Infant mortality rate26.0020.2117.5221.23
Male AIDS mortality rate65.7345.3475.1456.25
Female AIDS mortality rate10.047.077.887.86