Disparities in mortality among 25-44-year-olds in England: a longitudinal, population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since the mid-1990s, excess mortality has increased markedly for adults aged 25-44 years in the north compared with the south of England. We examined the underlying causes of this excess mortality and the contribution of socioeconomic deprivation.

Methods

Mortality data from the Office of National Statistics for adults aged 25-44 years were aggregated and compared between England's five most northern versus five most southern government office regions between Jan 1, 1981, and Dec 31, 2016. Poisson regression models, adjusted for age and sex, were used to quantify excess mortality in the north compared with the south by underlying cause of death (accidents, alcohol related, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, drug related, suicide, cancer, and other causes). The r

SUBMITTER: Kontopantelis E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6277813 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature