Table 1.

Framework to classify resources related to health inequality monitoring

Level of monitoring	Component of monitoring
	Collection	Analysis	Reporting
Global level	Data collection practices are standardized across countries, and data are comparable.	Standardized measures are comparable across borders and over time.	Reports present the global situation of inequality. Comparisons across countries enable benchmarking, and allow countries to learn from one another. Global reports may have implications for broader level resource allocation and are important for tracking progress on global targets.
	Common data sources for global monitoring include household surveys. Data about dimensions of inequality should be relevant across all study countries (e.g. household wealth quintiles, place of residence, education level and sex). Common definitions for health indicators should be adopted.	Analyses calculate cross-country comparisons of within-country inequalities.
		Data are disaggregated according to a common set of dimensions of inequality.
National level	Data collection covers health indicators and dimensions of inequality that are relevant within the country.	Analyses calculate within-country inequality.	Reports present the national situation of inequality and can account for unique contextual factors.
	Data sources may include censuses, vital registrations, facility records, and national surveys.	Data are disaggregated according to dimensions of inequality that are most applicable to the country.	National reports may have direct implications for health information system strengthening and equity orientation of national policies, programs, and practices.