Inequalities in health can be measured (among individuals from different backgrounds, social groups, countries, etc). However, for those health inequalities to be inequities, they have to be unjust and preventable. Thus, inequities are inequalities that are unfair.
Health inequalities are frequently examined between countries or states, and within geographies, by socially relevant groupings such as race/ethnicity, gender, education, caste, income, occupation, among others. Inequalities are explored often in terms relative versus absolute; dose-response versus threshold; composition versus context; place versus space; etc. Dealing with inequities requires deliberate policies and actions.
Did you know that WHO routinely produces statistics on immunization coverage by sex, socioeconomic status and geographical region? Visit the Global Health Observatory http://www.who.int/gho/immunization/en/
Hi Carolina, thanks for sharing this valuable information. So, inequality is practical and measurable. We have statistics, figures to substantiate it. Inequity is a moral, ethical judgment that one can make, and that should lead to actions, corrective and preventive. I recently published a book about the inequality of the vaccination coverage between rural and urban areas in SS Africa from the caregivers'perspective (I shared the link here a few days ago). By the way, you gave us a lecture 2-3 years ago in Siena (Italy), Master in Vaccinology and Pharmaceutical Clinical Développent. Trésor
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