Table 4.

Underweight prevalence in children aged < 5 years coverage (%) inequality according to the economic status, education level, sex, residence area in Uganda (Year 2011)

Inequality dimension	1995	2000	2006	2011
Quintile 1(poorest)Estimate	25.8	19.3	20.1	17.2
Quintile 2 Estimate	24.3	14.5	15.7	14.3
Quintile 3 Estimate	19.4	17.6	16.2	18.3
Quintile 4 Estimate	20.8	17.8	16.7	8.5
Quintile 5( richest) Estimate	12.8	19.0	9.0	8.6
Relative concentration index	−11.2	1.0	−10.0	−12.9
No education	23.1	24.6	20.4	18.9
Primary education	21.0	16.7	15.7	13.6
Secondary education +	14.0	11.7	8.9	10.8
Relative concentration index	−5.5	−10.8	−10.8	−7.6
Female %	18.4	16.3	13.7	12.8
Male %	23.5	19.9	17.7	14.5
Difference	5.1	3.6	4.0	1.7
Rural %	22.0	19.0	16.3	14.8
Urban %	12.1	9.2	11.2	6.6
Difference	9.8	9.8	5.2	8.2