<Li> Access to drinking water within household or near the household in India's lowest castes was 80 percent in 2001, compared to a national average of 83 percent . </Li> <Li> The poverty level in India's lowest castes dropped from 49 percent to 39 percent between 1995 and 2005, compared to a national average change from 35 to 27 percent . </Li> <P> The life expectancy of various caste groups in modern India has been raised; but the International Institute for Population Sciences report suggests that poverty, not caste, is the bigger differentiation in life expectancy in modern India . </P> <P> While identified with Hinduism, caste systems are found in other religions on the Indian subcontinent, including other religions such as Buddhists, Christians and Muslims . </P>

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