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Municipalities in Belgium ranked by BEST-COST Multidimensional Deprivation Index (MDI)

Description

This tibble contains data for municipalities in Belgium ranked by BEST-COST Multidimensional Deprivation Index (MDI).

Usage

data(exdat_socialize)

Format

exdat_socialize

CS01012020

unique identifier of the geographic unit

NUTS1

NUTS1 region tag

PM25_MEAN

mean PM2.5 exposure

RR

relative risk estimate from the literature

score

BEST-COST Multidimensional Deprivation Index (MDI)

rank

rank of the observation based on column score; note that the rank is not continuous, as some observations are missing

deciles

deciles of the geo units based on the MDI

POPULATION_below_40

(fake) populations up until and including 39 years of age

POPULATION_40_plus

(fake) populations from 40 years of age onwards

MORTALITY_below_40

(fake) mortality up until and including 39 years of age

MORTALITY_40_plus

(fake) mortality from 40 years of age onwards

Author(s)

Arno Pauwels & Vanessa Gorasso

Source

Real-world data combined with fake population and mortality data

healthiar documentation built on March 12, 2026, 5:07 p.m.