Higher mortality in urban neighbourhoods in The Netherlands: who is at risk?

BACKGROUND: Urban residents have higher mortality risks than rural residents. These urban-rural differences might be more pronounced within certain demographic subpopulations. AIM: To determine urban-rural differences in all-cause and cause-specific mortality within specific demographic subpopulations of the Dutch population. METHOD: Mortality records with information on gender, age, marital status, region of origin and place of residence were available for 1995 through 2000. Neighbourhood data on address density and socioeconomic level were linked through postcode information. Variations in a... Mehr ...