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Increasing social inequality in life expectancy in Denmark.
- Source :
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European Journal of Public Health . Dec2007, Vol. 17 Issue 6, p585-586. 2p. 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Background: The purpose of the study was to determine trends in social inequality in mortality and life expectancy in Denmark. Methods: The study was based on register data on educational level and mortality during the period 1981-2005 and comprised all deaths among Danes aged 30-60. Sex- and age-specific death rates for each of three levels of education were calculated and age-standardized to allow comparisons over time and between groups. As data obtained since 1996 included ages up to 74, partial life expectancy (i.e. expected lifetime of 30-year-olds before the age of 75) was calculated for the period 1996-2005. Results: Between 1981 and 2005, the difference in death rates between people aged 30-60 with low and high educational level increased by two-thirds for men and was doubled for women. During the period 1996-2005, the gap in partial life expectancy from age 30 to 75 between people with low and high educational level increased by 0.3 years. Conclusion: During the past 25 years, the social gap in mortality has widened in Denmark. In particular, women with a low educational level have been left behind. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *LIFE expectancy
*EQUALITY
*MORTALITY
*TRENDS
*EDUCATION
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11011262
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- European Journal of Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30767040
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckm045