The notion that mortality inequalities between differently deprived areas vary by age is
logical since not all causes of death increase in risk with age and not all causes of death are …

Changes in health socio-economic inequalities are currently measured by comparing the
mortality gradient across aggregates of small administrative areas at two points in time …

A common approach for measuring geographical inequalities in health has been to
calculate deprivation scores for small areas and then to aggregate these into quintiles …

Background The reduction of health inequalities is a long-standing public health priority.
Accurate and timely measurement of the magnitude of health inequalities over time is …

In the international literature, many studies find strong relationships between area-based
measures of deprivation and mortality. In the UK, mortality rates have generally fallen in …

Background This paper evaluates claims in a recent study that inequalities in small area
mortality rates have lessened. We examine the effect of differently estimated populations on …

In this paper we examine the relationship between premature mortality and material
deprivation both over time (the intercensal period, 1981–91) and over space (for the …

Background A growing body of research emphasizes the importance of contextual factors on
health outcomes. Using postcode sector data for Scotland (UK), this study tests the …

Background Glasgow's low life expectancy and high levels of deprivation are well
documented. Studies comparing Glasgow to similarly deprived cities in England suggest an …

Much of the evidence suggesting that inequalities in health have been increasing over the
last two decades has come from studies that compared the changes in relative health status …