Spatial inequalities in life expectancy within postindustrial regions of Europe: a cross-sectional observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare spatial inequalities in life expectancy (LE) in West Central Scotland (WCS) with nine other postindustrial European regions.

Design

A cross-sectional observational study.

Setting

WCS and nine other postindustrial regions across Europe.

Participants

Data for WCS and nine other comparably deindustrialised European regions were analysed. Male and female LEs at birth were obtained or calculated for the mid-2000s for 160 districts within selected regions. Districts were stratified into two groups: small (populations of between 141 000 and 185 000 people) and large (populations between 224 000 and 352 000). The range and IQR in LE were used to describe within-region disparities.

Results

In small districts, the male LE range was widest in

SUBMITTER: Taulbut M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4054650 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature