Deaths of despair: cause-specific mortality and socioeconomic inequalities in cause-specific mortality among young men in Scotland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasing mortality among men from drugs, alcohol and suicides is a growing public health concern in many countries. Collectively known as "deaths of despair", they are seen to stem from unprecedented economic pressures and a breakdown in social support structures.

Methods

We use high-quality population wide Scottish data to calculate directly age-standardized mortality rates for men aged 15-44 between 1980 and 2018 for 15 leading causes of mortality. Absolute and relative inequalities in mortality by cause are calculated using small-area deprivation and the slope and relative indices of inequality (SII and RII_L) for the years 2001-2018.

Results

Since 1980 there have been only small reductions in mortality among men aged 15-44 in Scotland. In th

SUBMITTER: Allik M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7716282 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature