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Table 6 Measles immunisation rates per wealth group and Relative Index of Inequality (RII)

From: Measuring health inequality among children in developing countries: does the choice of the indicator of economic status matter?

  

% children aged 12–23 months not immunised against measles

 

95% CI for RII

Country

Wealth Index

Poorest

Second

Middle

Fourth

Richest

RII

low

up

Bolivia

WB Index

59.5

59.2

54.3

47.3

33.6

3.15

2.02

4.93

 

Index 1

58.6

62.6

51.0

48.0

33.3

3.30

2.10

5.18

 

Index 2

59.9

60.9

53.9

43.9

35.4

3.43+

2.18

5.41

 

Index 3

60.5

59.8

54.5

44.0

35.4

3.46+

2.18

5.48

Brazil

WB Index

26.7

15.0

7.7

8.4

10.2

7.14

2.76

18.46

 

Index 1

26.4

14.4

7.5

10.9

8.4

6.55

2.65

16.17

 

Index 2

26.3

14.5

8.8

a

9.0

[5.87 +]

2.51

13.74

 

Index 3

26.2

14.3

8.8

a

9.0

[5.98+]

2.54

14.06

Cameroon

WB Index

58.0

59.7

56.5

39.2

23.5

7.02

3.81

12.94

 

Index 1

60.5

62.8

53.1

33.1

27.0

8.71 +

4.51

16.82

 

Index 2

60.5

61.8

49.6

40.1

27.4

[6.92]

3.72

12.86

 

Index 3

a

62.0

48.9

44.3

27.3

[5.35+]

2.89

9.91

Chad

WB Index

89.9

86.7

82.1

72.2

65.9

7.39

4.43

12.35

 

Index 1

84.9

90.0

81.9

76.6

64.8

5.45 ++

3.22

9.21

 

Index 2

b

87.3

b

73.6

60.1

10.23 ++

5.93

17.63

 

Index 3

b

87.4

b

73.6

59.2

10.70 ++

6.20

18.46

Indonesia

WB Index

46.3

35.4

33.3

28.7

16.1

4.74

3.24

6.95

 

Index 1

45.7

36.0

30.4

30.6

18.3

4.13 +

2.81

6.06

 

Index 2

43.2

42.3

29.4

27.6

18.2

4.55

3.11

6.65

 

Index 3

42.2

42.0

29.2

29.3

18.3

4.08 +

2.78

5.98

Kenya

WB Index

41.8

33.8

18.5

20.5

15.4

6.13

3.43

10.95

 

Index 1

39.7

35.5

20.6

20.5

15.3

6.02

3.39

10.66

 

Index 2

34.5

43.7

22.7

28.8

17.5

[2.80++]

1.62

4.83

 

Index 3

34.0

42.2

21.8

28.6

20.0

[2.35++]

1.36

4.08

Malawi

WB Index

30.2

23.4

25.3

20.7

11.8

2.89

1.55

5.38

 

Index 1

32.1

20.8

26.7

19.0

12.0

3.26 +

1.77

6.02

 

Index 2

26.3

26.8

21.4

19.4

15.8

[2.37+]

1.22

4.61

 

Index 3

26.3

26.8

a

18.7

17.6

[2.23++]

1.13

4.39

Pakistan

WB Index

75.2

61.6

52.0

52.6

28.0

9.00

5.13

15.77

 

Index 1

76.9

62.0

52.3

51.7

28.3

9.48

5.50

16.33

 

Index 2

76.9

59.7

53.5

50.0

29.8

[9.96+]

5.45

18.21

 

Index 3

66.5

b

60.9

48.5

30.0

[7.01+]

3.98

12.31

Tanzania

WB Index

40.6

30.6

30.2

18.0

13.4

5.80

3.60

9.35

 

Index 1

36.7

31.3

31.4

21.9

12.3

4.22 ++

2.67

6.68

 

Index 2

33.0

b

36.8

21.1

17.1

3.45 ++

2.13

5.57

 

Index 3

b

32.5

36.7

18.0

19.6

2.85 ++

1.76

4.62

Uganda

WB Index

53.8

58.0

42.1

45.6

28.4

3.49

2.29

5.31

 

Index 1

50.5

51.5

48.2

49.9

27.8

2.47 ++

1.64

3.73

 

Index 2

54.4

46.7

48.9

46.1

34.0

2.18 ++

1.45

3.28

 

Index 3

54.4

46.7

47.9

47.1

34.0

2.11 ++

1.40

3.18

  1. Notes: [] RII's in parentheses indicate that results may be an artefact due to combination of population heaping and a non-linear association of immunisation coverage with wealth; a rates are not shown due to small sample size (smaller then 50) referring to the denominator, i.e. children aged 12–23 months at the time of the survey. b empty cell due to heaping (see Table 2); + 10–30% change in RII compared to the WB index; ++ >30% change in RII compared to WB index
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