Educational inequalities in dementia-related mortality using a multiple cause of death approach and their contribution to life expectancy differences in Spain.

ABSTRACT: We examine dementia-related mortality in Spain from 2016 to 2021, focusing on its comorbidities and educational inequalities in life expectancy at age 60. Using a multiple cause of death (MCOD) approach, we assess how dementia-related mortality varies by education level and how these differences contribute to disparities in longevity. We used mortality data from the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE) by level of education from 2016 to 2021 to analyse mortality from dementia-related diseases (ICD-10 codes: F01-F03, G30-G31) both as underlying cause of death (UCOD) and as MCOD (irrespective of their position within the death certificate). We estimated age-standardized mortality rates and used life tables and demographic decomposition techniques to assess the impact of dementia-relat

SUBMITTER: Spijker JJA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12287284 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature