Trends in the diversity of mortality causes and age-standardised mortality rates among subpopulations within Scotland, 2001-2019.

ABSTRACT: Previous research has demonstrated increasing diversity in causes of mortality among high-income nations in recent decades, associated with improvements in health and increasing life expectancies. Health outcomes are known to vary widely between communities within these countries and inequalities between sexes and other subpopulations are key in understanding the health of populations. Despite this, little is known about variation in the diversity of mortality causes between these subpopulations. Diversification in mortality causes indicates an increase in the pool of potential causes of mortality an individual is likely to face. This poses challenges for the public health and medical sectors by increasing diagnostic uncertainty and broadening the range of causes to be addressed by public

SUBMITTER: McMonagle C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9418986 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature