Special Collection 2 - Article 9 | Pages 229–254
Monitoring of trends in socioeconomic inequalities in mortality: Experiences from a European project
| Date received: | 17 Feb 2003 |
| Date published: | 16 Apr 2004 |
| Word count: | 6530 |
| Keywords: | Europe, methodology, mortality, socioeconomic factors, trends |
| DOI: | 10.4054/DemRes.2004.S2.9 |
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 University Medical Center, the Netherlands
Vivian Bos - Erasmus University Medical Center, the Netherlands
Otto Andersen - Danmarks Statistik, Denmark
Mario Cardano - Università degli Studi di Torino (UNITO), Italy
Giuseppe Costa - Università degli Studi di Torino (UNITO), Italy
Seeromanie Harding - Medical Research Council, United Kingdom
Örjan Hemström - Stockholms Universitet, Sweden
Richard Layte - Economic and Social Research Institute, Ireland
Enrique Regidor - Ministry of Health, Spain, Spain
Alison Reid - University of Western Australia, Australia
Paula Santana - Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Tapani Valkonen - Helsingin Yliopisto (University of Helsinki), Finland
Johan P. Mackenbach - Erasmus University Medical Center, the Netherlands
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