Socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality between and within countries in Europe: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reducing socioeconomic inequalities in cancer is a priority for the public health agenda. A systematic assessment and benchmarking of socioeconomic inequalities in cancer across many countries and over time in Europe is not yet available.

Methods

Census-linked, whole-of-population cancer-specific mortality data by socioeconomic position, as measured by education level, and sex were collected, harmonized, analysed, and compared across 18 countries during 1990-2015, in adults aged 40-79. We computed absolute and relative educational inequalities; temporal trends using estimated-annual-percentage-changes; the share of cancer mortality linked to educational inequalities.

Findings

Everywhere in Europe, lower-educated individuals have higher mortality rates for n

SUBMITTER: Vaccarella S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9929598 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature