Health and social inequality in Europe.

Abstract:

:In most European countries health has been shown to be linked to social circumstances--gradients in health status have persisted for decades, despite major changes in the principal causes of death. In central and eastern Europe life expectancy has stagnated since the mid-60s, whereas in the West it has increased; but even in the West it is related to income distribution. Social differences in mortality in men are three times as large in some countries as in others, and are influenced by factors other than conventional risk factors. Substantial declines in mortality and morbidity could result from a narrowing of health inequalities even when differences in health risk between social groups are comparatively small. Policies to reduce health inequalities can be introduced in smaller communities and organisations such as the school and workplace. National policies are variable; factors generating inequalities require action across several policy areas.

journal_name

BMJ

authors

Power C

doi

10.1136/bmj.308.6937.1153

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1994-04-30 00:00:00

pages

1153-6

issue

6937

eissn

0959-8138

issn

1756-1833

journal_volume

308

pub_type

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