Table 1. Regression Models With Gender Inequality Index by WHO Regions .

WHO Region	Model 0			Model 1			Model 2
	ß	P	R 2	ß	P	R 2	ß	P	R 2
AFRO	-0.153	<.001	32.3	-0.155	.004	28.0	-0.125	.045	23.9
EMRO	0.001	.980	0.1	-0.091	.082	14.6	-0.092	.126	1.1
EURO	0.185	<.001	32.7	0.139	.046	30.7	0.184	.016	33.5
PAHO	0.061	.054	13.1	0.129	.011	17.7	0.136	.019	11.7
SEARO	-0.152	.352	12.5	-0.136	.597	1.6	0.086	.861	3.5
WPRO	0.047	.245	8.9	-0.055	.402	17.5	-0.033	.649	23.8
Global	-0.017	.154	1.3	-0.047	.036	3.0	-0.040	.085	5.5

Abbreviations: AFRO, African; PAHO, Pan-American; (c) SEARO, South-East Asian; EURO, European; EMRO, Eastern Mediterranean; WPRO, Western Pacific; WHO, World Health Organization.

Model 0: univariate. Model 1: adjusted by log(GNI). Model 2: adjusted by log(GNI), Freedom Status and Rurality (% of the total population).