An Alternative Approach to Measuring Health Inequality in Norway and Implications for Municipal Priority Setting

Background: The health state of a population can be measured in different ways. Common measures are life expectancy at birth or quality-adjusted life expectancy. However, the distribution of health may also be of interest to inform priority setting in health. Whereas there is a growing literature on the social distribution of health, knowledge of pure health inequalities may be useful to inform fair and equitable priority setting in both specialist and municipal health services.