Amenable mortality inequalities and their changes by place of residence during 1990e2019: the case of Lithuania

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to analyze inequalities of amenable mortality by place of residence and its changes in Lithuania during 1990-2019. STUDY DESIGN A record-linked cohort study. METHODS Information on deaths was obtained from Statistics Lithuania and the Institute of Hygiene. Mortality rates from amenable causes of death by urban and rural among men and women were calculated per 100,000 population and were standardized by age. Inequalities in mortality were assessed using rate differences. For the assessment of the trends of mortality and its inequalities during 1990-2019, joinpoint regression analysis was applied. RESULTS During 1990-2019, amenable mortality of men and women in rural areas was higher compared to urban areas (P