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Disaggregating Health Inequalities Within Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 2002-2010, By Applying An Urban Health Inequality Index, Martin Botz, Megumi Kano, Heribert Ramroth, Christovam Barcellos, Scott R. Weaver, Richard Rothenberg, Monica Magalhães
Disaggregating Health Inequalities Within Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 2002-2010, By Applying An Urban Health Inequality Index, Martin Botz, Megumi Kano, Heribert Ramroth, Christovam Barcellos, Scott R. Weaver, Richard Rothenberg, Monica Magalhães
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An urban health index (UHI) was used to quantify health inequalities within Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the years 2002-2010. Eight main health indicators were generated at the ward level using mortality data. The indicators were combined to form the index. The distribution of the rank ordered UHI-values provides information on inequality among wards, using the ratio of the extremes and the gradient of the middle values. Over the decade the ratio of extremes in 2010 declined relative to 2002 (1.57 vs. 1.32) as did the slope of the middle values (0.23 vs. 0.16). A spatial division between the affluent …