Harmonizing the Interplay Between SDG 3 and SDG 10 in the Context of Income Inequality: Evidence from the EU and Ukraine
Journal: Sustainability
Year: 2025

This paper investigates how Sustainable Development Goals SDG 3 (Health and Well-being) and SDG 10 (Reducing Inequality) interacted during the period 2009–2021 within the context of income disparities in the European Union and Ukraine. The central assumption is that lowering income inequality improves overall population health. The research proposes a conceptual model with four main elements: classifying countries according to their Gini index along with their performance on SDG 3 and SDG 10; an