Table 1

Socioeconomic inequalities in child vaccination coverage in 46 low/middle-income countries

CountryCodeThe Concentration index
TotalUrbanRuralUrban-rural
Low-income countries (LIC)
 BangladeshBD0.248 (0.179 to 0.318)0.209 (0.118 to 0.3)0.262 (0.185 to 0.34)−0.054 (−0.174 to 0.066)
 BeninBJ0.091 (0.052 to 0.131)0.082 (0.021 to 0.144)0.08 (0.033 to 0.126)0.003 (−0.075 to 0.08)
 Burkina FasoBF0.134 (0.084 to 0.184)0.05 (−0.032 to 0.132)0.149 (0.097 to 0.201)−0.099 (−0.196 to −0.001)
 BurundiBI0.031 (−0.02 to 0.083)0.048 (−0.173 to 0.269)0.027 (−0.027 to 0.081)0.021 (−0.206 to 0.248)
 CambodiaKH0.296 (0.236 to 0.357)0.304 (0.163 to 0.444)0.264 (0.198 to 0.33)0.04 (−0.115 to 0.195)
 ComorosKM0.232 (0.158 to 0.306)0.111 (−0.013 to 0.236)0.28 (0.195 to 0.365)−0.169 (−0.319 to −0.018)
 Congo Democratic RepublicCD0.19 (0.147 to 0.234)0.238 (0.172 to 0.304)0.153 (0.1 to 0.205)0.085 (0.001 to 0.169)
 EthiopiaET0.22 (0.159 to 0.281)0.41 (0.316 to 0.505)0.115 (0.053 to 0.178)0.295 (0.181 to 0.408)
 GambiaGM−0.146 (−0.223 to −0.069)−0.071 (−0.166 to 0.024)0.087 (0.021 to 0.153)−0.158 (−0.273 to −0.043)
 GuineaGN0.122 (0.063 to 0.181)0.041 (−0.055 to 0.137)0.104 (0.047 to 0.161)−0.063 (−0.175 to 0.049)
 HaitiHT0.046 (−0.008 to 0.099)0.069 (−0.003 to 0.14)0.076 (0.009 to 0.142)−0.007 (−0.105 to 0.091)
 LiberiaLR0.191 (0.126 to 0.256)0.127 (0.045 to 0.209)0.21 (0.156 to 0.263)−0.082 (−0.18 to 0.015)
 MalawiMW0.029 (−0.011 to 0.068)−0.004 (−0.088 to 0.081)0.086 (0.051 to 0.121)−0.09 (−0.182 to 0.001)
 MaliML0.129 (0.076 to 0.181)0.039 (−0.032 to 0.109)0.112 (0.049 to 0.174)−0.073 (−0.168 to 0.021)
 MozambiqueMZ0.197 (0.147 to 0.246)0.018 (−0.077 to 0.113)0.197 (0.145 to 0.25)−0.179 (−0.288 to −0.071)
 NepalNP0.227 (0.116 to 0.338)0.359 (0.221 to 0.498)0.219 (0.094 to 0.343)0.141 (−0.046 to 0.327)
 NigerNE0.253 (0.217 to 0.288)0.094 (0.021 to 0.168)0.212 (0.174 to 0.25)−0.117 (−0.2 to −0.034)
 RwandaRW0.167 (0.103 to 0.23)0.147 (−0.036 to 0.331)0.107 (0.042 to 0.172)0.041 (−0.154 to 0.235)
 Sierra LeoneSL0.167 (0.103 to 0.23)0.147 (−0.036 to 0.331)0.107 (0.042 to 0.172)0.041 (−0.154 to 0.235)
 TajikistanTJ0.167 (0.103 to 0.23)0.147 (−0.036 to 0.331)0.107 (0.042 to 0.172)0.041 (−0.154 to 0.235)
 TanzaniaTZ0.167 (0.103 to 0.23)0.147 (−0.036 to 0.331)0.107 (0.042 to 0.172)0.041 (−0.154 to 0.235)
 TogoTG0.023 (−0.037 to 0.082)0.156 (0.082 to 0.23)−0.07 (−0.132 to −0.008)0.226 (0.129 to 0.323)
 UgandaUG0.066 (0.02 to 0.112)0.031 (−0.072 to 0.134)0.034 (−0.016 to 0.083)−0.003 (−0.117 to 0.112)
 ZimbabweZW0.171 (0.116 to 0.226)0.134 (0.05 to 0.218)0.15 (0.088 to 0.212)−0.016 (−0.12 to 0.088)
Lower middle-income countries (lMIC)
 ArmeniaAM−0.017 (−0.144 to 0.11)−0.009 (−0.171 to 0.153)−0.129 (−0.288 to 0.031)0.12 (−0.108 to 0.347)
 CameroonCM0.273 (0.217 to 0.329)0.156 (0.096 to 0.216)0.26 (0.188 to 0.331)−0.103 (−0.197 to −0.01)
 Congo BrazzavilleCG0.146 (0.088 to 0.204)0.036 (−0.045 to 0.118)0.147 (0.081 to 0.213)−0.111 (−0.215 to −0.006)
 Cote d’IvoireCI0.154 (0.094 to 0.214)0.158 (0.076 to 0.24)0.038 (−0.031 to 0.107)0.12 (0.012 to 0.227)
 EgyptEG0.096 (0.03 to 0.163)0.079 (0.001 to 0.156)0.218 (0.084 to 0.351)−0.139 (−0.293 to 0.015)
 GhanaGH0.122 (0.063 to 0.181)0.041 (−0.055 to 0.137)0.104 (0.047 to 0.161)−0.063 (−0.175 to 0.049)
 HondurasHN−0.026 (−0.08 to 0.027)0.078 (−0.011 to 0.166)0.013 (−0.06 to 0.085)0.065 (−0.05 to 0.18)
 IndonesiaID0.263 (0.23 to 0.296)0.182 (0.135 to 0.229)0.282 (0.238 to 0.325)−0.1 (−0.163 to −0.036)
 KenyaKE0.191 (0.126 to 0.256)0.127 (0.045 to 0.209)0.21 (0.156 to 0.263)−0.082 (−0.18 to 0.015)
 Kyrgyz RepublicKG−0.227 (−0.304 to −0.15)−0.239 (−0.357 to −0.121)−0.167 (−0.264 to −0.07)−0.072 (−0.225 to 0.081)
 NigeriaNG0.547 (0.517 to 0.577)0.295 (0.244 to 0.346)0.564 (0.507 to 0.62)−0.269 (−0.345 to −0.193)
 PakistanPK0.384 (0.326 to 0.442)0.207 (0.127 to 0.288)0.431 (0.368 to 0.494)−0.223 (−0.326 to −0.121)
 PhilippinesPH0.167 (0.103 to 0.23)0.147 (−0.036 to 0.331)0.107 (0.042 to 0.172)0.041 (−0.154 to 0.235)
 SenegalSN0.167 (0.103 to 0.23)0.147 (−0.036 to 0.331)0.107 (0.042 to 0.172)0.041 (−0.154 to 0.235)
 YemenYE0.34 (0.299 to 0.381)0.192 (0.126 to 0.259)0.245 (0.19 to 0.3)−0.053 (−0.14 to 0.033)
 ZambiaZM0.15 (0.113 to 0.187)0.175 (0.112 to 0.237)0.088 (0.048 to 0.128)0.087 (0.013 to 0.161)
Upper middle-income countries (uMIC)
 ColombiaCO0.036 (0.005 to 0.067)0.015 (−0.021 to 0.052)0.12 (0.069 to 0.172)−0.105 (−0.168 to −0.042)
 Dominican RepublicDO0.096 (0.03 to 0.163)0.079 (0.001 to 0.156)0.218 (0.084 to 0.351)−0.139 (−0.293 to 0.015)
 GabonGA0.024 (−0.049 to 0.097)0.009 (−0.074 to 0.092)0.215 (0.08 to 0.35)−0.206 (−0.364 to −0.047)
 JordanJO0.148 (−0.023 to 0.32)0.097 (−0.115 to 0.308)0.3 (0.098 to 0.502)−0.204 (−0.496 to 0.089)
 NamibiaNA−0.093 (−0.145 to −0.041)−0.029 (−0.102 to 0.044)0.033 (−0.03 to 0.096)−0.062 (−0.159 to 0.035)
 PeruPE−0.009 (−0.053 to 0.035)0.021 (−0.028 to 0.07)−0.121 (−0.209 to −0.034)0.142 (0.042 to 0.243)
Median (IQR)0.161 (0.131; 0.066 to 0.197)0.154 (0.141; 0.056 to 0.197)0.163 (0.171; 0.027 to 0.198)0.004 (0.049; −0.023 to 0.026)
  • 95% CIs in parentheses.