Health Inequality Monitor
Explore health inequality monitoring evidence, tools, resources and training
Updated 2015 version
This booklet and associated videos communicates fundamental concepts about the importance of health inequality monitoring. Health inequalities persist and should be measured in diverse health topics.
Identifying health inequalities and their drivers is essential for achieving health equity as well as gender equality and the right to health.
Video clips
Health inequalities are widespread
How much does child malnutrition vary across education subgroups within countries?
Health inequality is multi-dimensional
How do subgroup variations in under-five mortality differ between low- and middle-income countries?
Benchmarking puts changes in inequality in context
Which countries had increased national average of modern contraceptive use and decreased urban/rural inequality?
Health inequalities inform policy
How much does child malnutrition vary across education subgroups within countries?
Visualization technologies make health data accessible, easy-to-navigate and meaningful to diverse audiences
How can health inequality data be presented interactively?