Health and inequality have always been two very controversial topics in society. Society tends to classify us into a class (or social class) based on an unequal distribution of power, wealth, income and status (Germov 2015: p. 510). Your socioeconomic status” (SES) is also a major factor in the health inequalities we face in today's society. What does socioeconomic status (SES) mean? According to Germov (2015: p.517) “SES is a statistical measure of relative inequality that classifies individuals, households or families into one of three categories based on their income, occupation and education. There are three different categories you can be classified into, which are: Low SES, Middle SES, or High SES. An individual's socioeconomic status has and will always affect how you are treated in society, as well as your health. The Australian Bureau of Statistics states that there is substantial evidence that people of lower socioeconomic status have poorer health than others (ABS, 1999). In the context of this essay, I will explore data related to health and inequality, Germov (2015: 87-93) states that the most common explanations of health inequality can be grouped into five main categories. These five categories are artifact explanations, natural/social selection explanations, cultural/behavioral explanations, materialist/structural explanations, and psycho-social/social capital explanations of the social health gradient. Fundamentally, health inequality has to do with one's status at the individual, cultural, economic and educational levels. In the textbook, Germov (2015: 516) defines the term social health gradient “as a continuum of health inequality in most countries, from the highest to the lowest level”. This means that the poorest group has the worst health status, while each group above the poorest has the best health status. An example of this injustice would be the indigenous people