CAUSINEQ. Causes of health and mortality inequalities in Belgium: multiple dimensions, multiple causes

In Belgium, life expectancy is now twice what it was 170 years ago due to improvements in public and private hygiene, nutrition, medical procedures and the organization of health services. The average lifespan of a Belgian resident is now over 80 years, but inequalities persist and sometimes even intensify. In Belgium, like in other European countries, a negative relationship has been demonstrated between socio-economic position on the one hand and health and mortality on the other hand. This project aimed to investigate whether or not this social gradient in health and mortality is associated... Mehr ...