All-cause and cause-specific mortality in Scotland 1981 –2011 by age, sex and deprivation: a population-based study

ConclusionsDespite reductions in mortality, relative (but not absolute) inequalities widened between 1981 and 2011 for all-cause mortality and for several causes of death. Reducing relative inequalities in Scotland requires faster mortality declines in deprived areas while countering increases in mortality from causes such as drug- and alcohol-related harm and male suicide.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research