Premature mortality attributable to socioeconomic inequality in England between 2003 and 2018: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low socioeconomic position is consistently associated with increased risk of premature death. The aim of this study is to measure the aggregate scale of inequality in premature mortality for the whole population of England.

Methods

We used mortality records from the UK Office for National Statistics to study all 2 465 285 premature deaths (defined as those before age 75 years) in England between Jan 1, 2003, and Dec 31, 2018. Socioeconomic position was defined using deciles of the Index of Multiple Deprivation: a measure of neighbourhood income, employment, education levels, crime, health, availability of services, and local environment. We calculated the number of expected deaths by applying mortality in the least deprived decile to other deciles, within the stra

SUBMITTER: Lewer D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7098478 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature