Rising geographic inequality in mortality in the United States
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100478
Abstract: Objectives To examine trends in inequality in life expectancy and age-specific death rates across 40 US spatial units from 1990 to 2016. Methods We use multiple cause-of-death data from vital statistics to estimate measures of… read more here.
Keywords: life expectancy; inequality mortality; inequality; mortality ... See more keywords
Spatial Inequality in Mortality in France over the Past Two Centuries
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DOI: 10.1111/padr.12318
Abstract: This article analyzes the evolution of spatial inequalities in mortality across 90 French territorial units since 1806. Using a new database, we identify a period from 1881 to 1980 when inequalities rapidly shrank while life… read more here.
Keywords: france past; france; spatial inequality; mortality france ... See more keywords
Smoking and the widening inequality in life expectancy between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas of the United States
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.942842
Abstract: Background Geographic inequality in US mortality has increased rapidly over the last 25 years, particularly between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. These gaps are sizeable and rival life expectancy differences between the US and other high-income… read more here.
Keywords: inequality mortality; mortality; life expectancy; life ... See more keywords