Table 2. Regression Models With Each GII Dimension by WHO Regions .

WHO Region	Reproductive Health Dimension									Labour Market Dimension									Empowerment Dimension
	Model 0			Model 1			Model 2			Model 0			Model 1			Model 2			Model 0			Model 1			Model 2
	ß	P	R 2	ß	P	R 2	ß	P	R 2	ß	P	R 2	ß	P	R 2	ß	P	R 2	ß	P	R 2	ß	P	R 2	ß	P	R 2
AFRO	2.461	.060	8.2	1.600	.314	5.9	0.001	.999	4.2	0.007	1.000	0.1	0.053	.218	9.0	0.017	.731	13.1	0.036	.106	8.0	0.019	.473	6.1	0.054	.056	22.9
EMRO	-0.020	.893	0.1	0.344	.193	5.7	0.077	.427	0.7	-0.770	.068	20.6	-0.090	.126	10.0	-0.107	.139	-2.5	0.001	.967	0.0	0.029	.443	-2.4	0.030	.492	-19.0
EURO	-0.579	<.001	38.3	-0.477	.006	36.5	-0.159	.007	35.8	-0.027	.722	0.3	0.035	.599	24.8	0.047	.499	24.3	0.147	.018	11.8	0.126	.019	33.3	0.119	.030	31.7
PAHO	-0.673	.014	19.0	-0.951	.002	25.6	-0.276	.012	15.1	-0.048	.446	2.3	-0.049	.455	5.8	-0.054	.427	-10.8	-0.026	.032	4.3	-0.630	.100	3.4	-0.058	.173	-4.7
SEARO	0.535	.121	24.6	0.097	.961	18.1	-1.620	.279	13.1	-0.020	.860	0.5	0.006	.962	-24.9	-0.007	1.000	-6.4	0.085	.134	2.9	0.080	.196	7.6	0.104	.191	-1.0
WPRO	-0.124	.519	2.2	0.071	.803	3.4	0.029	.731	23.8	-0.066	.311	6.8	-0.072	.213	22.9	-0.077	.302	29.3	0.011	.784	0.5	0.085	.037	37.4	0.063	.152	35.1
Global	-0.055	.406	0.4	-0.244	.012	3.0	-0.090	.005	8.6	-0.015	.513	0.3	0.015	.544	0.3	-0.017	.244	6.4	0.043	<.001	10.7	0.083	<.001	18.6	0.080	<.001	21.6

Abbreviations: GII, Gender Inequality Index; 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).