This infographic shows the countries in which the proportion of the urban population living in slums was greater than 30 percent in 2022.

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The most important factor in enabling the spread of pandemics in slums is the neglect of these marginalized populations by governing elites. By Lee W. RileyEva Raphael and Robert Snyder Dr. Riley, Dr.