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WHO releases the Health Inequality Data Repository

Content Editor: Dr. Urmimala Maiti

April 25, 2023 at 2:37:50 PM

Global Health, Health inequalities

Content Editor: Dr. Urmimala Maiti
  • WHO launches "Health Inequality Data Repository (HIDR)" on 20th April 2023. 

  • The repository consists of disaggregated data covering the span of public health with the dimensions of inequality. 

  • It opens up a platform for conducting research and data analysis on inequality at the global, national, and subnational level. 

  • Encourages countries to adopt "Health inequality monitoring" routinely. 

  • It consists of: 2000 indicators grouped into 22 dimensions of inequality, for example demographic, socioeconomic and geographical factors. 

  • 59 datasets from 15 sources make up 11 million data points in HIDR.

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