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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 LeinsaluMatthias BoppHenrik 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
  • type diabetes
  • coronary artery disease