Equity trends for the UHC service coverage sub-index for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health in Pakistan: evidence from demographic health surveys

Table 1 Equity gaps in UHC Service Coverage sub-index on RMNCH at national and subnational levels, 2012–17

Region	Poorest to wealthiest disparity ratio		Rural to urban disparity ratio		Illiterate to highly educated disparity ratio		Maternal age disparity ratio between < 20 years and > 20 years
Region	2012	2017	2012	2017	2012	2017	2012	2017
Pakistan^a	0.42	0.52	0.68	0.81	0.57	0.62	0.69	0.65
Punjab	0.49	0.55	0.75	0.88	0.65	0.69	0.61	0.61
Sindh	0.35	0.53	0.49	0.68	0.49	0.59	0.75	0.76
KP	0.34	0.54	0.67	0.83	0.55	0.65	0.89	0.78
Balochistan	0.54	0.27	0.64	0.63	0.44	0.40	0.60	0.39
ICT	0.31	0.39	0.99	1.00	0.80	0.75	na	0.71
GB	0.48	0.48	0.81	0.82	0.55	0.50	0.80	na

^aPakistan excludes Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Maternal age disparity ratio is not applicable for ICT and GB among women aged < 20 years seeking care for pneumonia due to a lack of cases reported in this age group during the study period

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