Educational inequalities in mortality amenable to healthcare. A comparison of European healthcare systems.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Educational inequalities in health and mortality in European countries have often been studied in the context of welfare regimes or political systems. We argue that the healthcare system is the national level feature most directly linkable to mortality amenable to healthcare. In this article, we ask to what extent the strength of educational differences in mortality amenable to healthcare vary among European countries and between European healthcare system types.

Methods

This study uses data on mortality amenable to healthcare for 21 European populations, covering ages 35-79 and spanning from 1998 to 2006. ISCED education categories are used to calculate relative (RII) and absolute inequalities (SII) between the highest and lowest educated. The healthcare system t

SUBMITTER: Rydland HT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7332057 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature