Table 3.

Dimensions of inequality represented in Health Equity Monitor

Dimension of inequality	Notes about measurement and application
Education	Measured as three subgroups (no education, primary school and secondary school or higher). In the case of newborn and child health indicators, the mother’s level of education is applied
Economic status	Measured as household wealth quintiles, derived from asset indices. Country-specific asset indices were based on owning selected assets and having access to certain services, and were constructed using principal component analysis
Place of residence	Measured as rural or urban, according to national criteria
Subnational region	Measured according to national criteria
Child’s sex	Child’s sex is applied to indicators of newborn and child health