Anton E. Kunst
Vivian Bos
Otto Andersen
Mario Cardano
Giuseppe Costa
Seeromanie Harding
Örjan Hemström
Richard Layte
Enrique Regidor
Alison Reid
Paula Santana
Tapani Valkonen
Johan P. Mackenbach

http://www.demographic-research.org/special/2/9/

doi:10.4054/DemRes.2004.S2.9

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Abstract

This paper presents estimates of changes in socioeconomic inequalities in mortality between the 1980s and the 1990s in nine European countries. The best available evidence shows that relative inequalities in mortality generally widened, while the absolute gap remains about the same. However, the pace of change varied greatly, both between countries and within countries (by age and sex).
Additional analyses of specific countries illustrated that data problems can often impede an accurate and detailed assessment of change in inequalities in mortality. These illustrations stressed the importance of evaluating methodological problems, and they point to the urgent need for further development of data sources.

Author's affiliation
Anton E. Kunst
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Vivian Bos
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Otto Andersen
Statistics Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mario Cardano
Turin University, Italy
Giuseppe Costa
Turin University, Italy
Seeromanie Harding
Medical Research Council, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Örjan Hemström
Stockholm University, Sweden
Richard Layte
Economic and Social Research Council, Dublin, Ireland
Enrique Regidor
Ministry of Health, Madrid, Spain
Alison Reid
University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
Paula Santana
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Tapani Valkonen
University of Helsinki, Finland
Johan P. Mackenbach
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Keywords
Europe, methodology, mortality, socio-economic factors, trends

Word count (Main text)
6530

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