Contributions of diseases and injuries to widening life expectancy inequalities in England from 2001 to 2016: a population-based analysis of vital registration data

• Main Authors: James E Bennett, PhD (Author), Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard, BMBCh (Author), Vasilis Kontis, PhD (Author), Simon Capewell, ProfDSc (Author), Ingrid Wolfe, PhD (Author), Majid Ezzati, ProfFMedSci (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Life expectancy inequalities in England have increased steadily since the 1980s. Our aim was to investigate how much deaths from different diseases and injuries and at different ages have contributed to this rise to inform policies that aim to reduce health inequalities. Methods...