Changes in longevity inequality by education among OECD countries before the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Public Health

Research

Fabrice Murtin¹  Christopher Lübker² 

[1] OECD, 2 Rue André Pascal, 75016, Paris, France;University of York Centre for Health Economics, York, UK;

关键词: Longevity;    Health inequality;    Life expectancy;    Socio-economic gradient;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-023-16492-z

 received in 2022-11-24, accepted in 2023-08-09,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundDisparities in life expectancy between socioeconomic groups are one of the main challenges for health policy, and their reduction over time is an important policy objective.MethodsObservational study using routinely registered data on mortality around 2011 and 2016 by sex, age, educational attainment level, and cause of death in 13 member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The main outcome measures are life expectancy by education at the ages of 25 and 65 in 2011 and 2016.ResultsBetween 2011 and 2016, the life expectancy gap has increased by 0·2 years among men and 0·3 years among women from 13 available countries. The United States recorded one the largest increases in the absolute life expectancy gap, 1·3 years for women and 1·1 years for men respectively.ConclusionInequality in longevity has increased in over half of the countries surveyed and starkly so in the United States in a context of deteriorating health.Trial registrationNot applicable.

【 授权许可】

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© BioMed Central Ltd., part of Springer Nature 2023

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