In this paper, we study the evolution of age-group- and gender-specific mortality inequality in England between 2003 2016, by comparing small geographic areas ranked deprivation grouped into bins similar population size. We show that across all age groups, but especially older groups (65+), there has been a clear significant reduction rates since 2003. spite these improvements, continue to see ...

CONTEXT Several international studies have observed a correlation between the improvement of socio-demographic indicators and rates of incidence and mortality from cancer of the colon and rectum. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to estimate the correlation between average per capita income and the rate of colorectal cancer mortality in Brazil between 2001 and 2009. METHODS We obtain...

BACKGROUND Though associations between income inequality and birth outcome have been suggested, mechanisms underlying this relationship are not known. In this analysis, we examined the relationship between income inequality and preterm birth (PTB) and post-neonatal mortality (PNM) to explore two potential mechanisms-the proposed psychosocial stress and neo-material pathways. METHODS Data on s...