Table 1 Comparing equity measures using assessment criteria for mortality and coverage outcomes
Under-five mortality rate | Composite coverage index | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plausible | Acceptable uncertainty | Added insights | Plausible | Acceptable uncertainty | Added insights | |
Conventional measures | ||||||
Residence | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Province | Yes | Yes, except smallest samples | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Wealth quintile | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Multi-tier measures | ||||||
Wealth decile | Yes | No, for some groups | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Residence by wealth quintile | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Province by wealth tertile | No, for smaller samples | No | No, for smaller samples in 2018 | Yes | Yes | Yes, except some provinces missing data |