From: Monitoring subnational regional inequalities in health: measurement approaches and challenges
 | Summary measure | Category of measure (subgroups included) | Unweighted or weighted | Reference group |
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Absolute measures of inequality | High to low absolute difference | Pairwise (extreme subgroups) | Unweighted | Best region |
Population attributable risk | Impact (all groups) | Weighted | Best region | |
Weighted variance | Variance (all groups) | Weighted | Overall mean | |
Absolute weighted mean difference from overall mean | Variance (all groups) | Weighted | Overall mean | |
Relative measures of inequality | High to low relative difference | Pairwise (extreme groups) | Unweighted | Best region |
High to low ratio | Pairwise (extreme groups) | Unweighted | Best region | |
Index of dissimilarity | Disproportionality (all groups) | Weighted | Overall mean | |
Theil index | Disproportionality (all groups) | Weighted | Overall mean | |
Population attributable risk percentage | Impact (all groups) | Weighted | Best region | |
Coefficient of variation | Variance (all groups) | Weighted | Overall mean | |
Relative weighted mean difference from overall mean | Variance (all groups) | Weighted | Overall mean |