Widening educational inequalities in mortality in more recent birth cohorts: a study of 14 European countries.

Di LongJohan P MackenbachSilvia Simone KlokgietersRamunė KalėdienėPatrick DebooserePekka T MartikainenKristian HeggebøMall Leinsalu Matthias Bopp Henrik Brønnum-HansenGiuseppe CostaTerje EikemoWilma J Nusselder

Published in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2023)

Trends in mortality inequalities by birth cohort are less favourable than by calendar period. In many European countries, trends among more recently born generations are worrying. If current trends among younger birth cohorts persist, educational inequalities in mortality may further widen.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
gestational age
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
pregnant women
low birth weight
preterm birth
preterm infants