Table 2 Datasets within the data repository of the WHO Health Inequality Monitor (as at October 2022)
Dataset name | Indicators | Data source(s) | Inequality dimension(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey (CTIS) indicators | COVID-19 related indicators in the areas of mental health and financial worry, vaccination, burden, behaviors, beliefs and testing | University of Maryland Social Data Science Center Global COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey (UMD-CTIS), in partnership with Facebook | Up to 5 dimensions of inequality (age, education, place of residence, sex, health worker status) |
COVID-19 cases and deaths | COVID-19 case and death rates and case fatality ratios | WHO COVID-19 Surveillance Database | Age and sex |
Childhood immunization indicators | Over 15 childhood immunization indicators | Re-analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS); Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS); and Reproductive Health Surveys (RHS) by the WHO Collaborating Center for Health Equity Monitoring (International Center for Equity in Health, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil) | Up to 6 dimensions of inequality (age, economic status, education, place of residence, sex, subnational region) |
Subnational DTP immunization dropout rates using administrative data | DTP1-DTP3 immunization dropout rates | Administrative data shared with WHO/UNICEF through the Joint Reporting Form process in 2017 and 2018 | Subnational (district quintiles) |
Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) indicators | More than 35 RMNCH indicators | Re-analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS); Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS); and Reproductive Health Surveys (RHS) by the WHO Collaborating Center for Health Equity Monitoring (International Center for Equity in Health, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil) | Up to 6 dimensions of inequality (age, economic status, education, place of residence, sex, subnational region) |
HIV indicators | 18 indicators presented in the 2021 State of inequality: HIV, tuberculosis and malaria report [13] | AIDS Indicator Surveys (AIS), Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), and UNAIDS/UNICEF/WHO estimates | Up to 5 dimensions of inequality (age, economic status, education, place of residence, sex) |
Tuberculosis indicators | 10 indicators presented in the 2021 State of inequality: HIV, tuberculosis and malaria report [13] | Country reported estimates, Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), Reproductive Health Surveys (RHS), TB patient cost surveys, TB prevalence surveys and WHO estimates | Up to 6 dimensions of inequality (age, economic status, education, place of residence, sex, drug resistance) |
Malaria indicators | 9 indicators presented in the 2021 State of inequality: HIV, tuberculosis and malaria report [13] | Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Malaria Indicator Surveys (MIS) | Up to 5 dimensions of inequality (age, economic status, education, place of residence, sex) |
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) indicators | Over 30 indicators on access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene within households, schools and health care facilities | WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP) | Place of residence (urban/rural) |
Indonesia health indicators | 53 indicators across 11 health topics from Indonesia presented in the 2017 State of health inequality: Indonesia report [14] | Household surveys, health workforce and facility survey, and routine data | Up to 7 dimensions of inequality (age, sex, economic status, education, occupation, place of residence, subnational region) |
Brazil health indicators by municipality | 2 health indicators disaggregated by municipality in Brazil | Atlas of Sustainable Development and Health: Brazil 1991 to 2010 | Subnational (municipality) |
Women’s empowerment index (SWPER) | Indicators from the survey-based women’s empowerment index (SWPER), covering three index domains (social independence, decision-making, and attitude to violence) | Re-analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) by the WHO Collaborating Center for Health Equity Monitoring (International Center for Equity in Health, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil) | Up to 4 dimensions of inequality (economic status, education, place of residence and subnational region) |
WHO Thirteenth General Programme of Work (GPW13) indicators | Indicators used within the impact measurement of WHO’s Thirteenth General Programme of Work (GPW13) [15] | Multiple | Up to 5 dimensions of inequality (age, economic status, education, place of residence, sex) |