Cause-specific mortality in Spain during the pandemic: educational differences and its impact on life expectancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Life expectancy in Spain fell by 1 year between 2018/19 and 2020. Yet, little is known on the impact on cause-of-death (COD) dynamics and educational inequalities therein.

Methods

We use individual-level death counts data by age, sex, education and multiple causes of death (MCOD) and the corresponding population exposures from national registers in Spain. Deaths were examined both as underlying cause of death (UCOD) and as contributory cause. We estimated life expectancies and lifespan inequalities by subpopulation groups and decomposed life expectancy differences between 2018/19 and 2020 by age groups and COD to assess the impact of COVID-19 (as MCOD) and major UCOD.

Results

COVID-19 contributed to a decline in male and female life expectancy in Spain betw

SUBMITTER: Spijker JJA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10234659 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature