| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| CASEN | National Socio-Economic Characterisation Survey |
| CCHS | Canadian Community Health Survey |
| CI | Concentration index |
| COICOP | Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| CSDH | Commission on Social Determinants in Health |
| EHIS | European Health Interview Survey |
| EWCS | European Working Condition Survey |
| EXPH | EXpert Panel on effective ways of investing in Health |
| GCI | Generalized Concentration index |
| GP | General Practitioner |
| MEPS | Medical Expenditures Panel Survey |
| OOP | Out-of-Pocket expenditure |
| OTC | Over-the-Counter |
| PCA | Principal Component Analysis |
| PPP | Purchasing Power Parity |
| RII | Relative Index of Inequality |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SHARE | Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe |
| SII | Slope Index of Inequality |
| SILC | Statistics on Income and Living Conditions |
| UHC | Universal Health Coverage |
| VHI | Voluntary Health Insurance |
Health for Everyone?
Social Inequalities in Health and Health Systems