Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in cause-specific premature mortality in Belgium, 1998-2019
BackgroundHigher levels of socioeconomic deprivation have been consistently associated with increased risk of premature mortality, but a detailed analysis by causes of death is lacking in Belgium. We aim to investigate the association between area deprivation and all-cause and cause-specific premature mortality in Belgium over the period 1998-2019.MethodsWe used the 2001 and 2011 Belgian Indices of Multiple Deprivation to assign statistical sectors, the smallest geographical units in the country, into deprivation deciles. All-cause and cause-specific premature mortality rates, population attri... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2024 |
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BMC
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Schlagwörter: | Premature mortality / Belgium / Area-based measure of inequality / Belgian Indices of Multiple deprivation / Causes of death |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26589836 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/42526 |