Diverging Mortality Inequality Trends among Young and Old in the Netherlands ^*

Diverging trends in cerebrovascular disease and ischaemic heart disease mortality.

The trends in age adjusted and age and sex specific mortality rates for the period 1968-1980 are compared for ischaemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease. For both sexes and at all ages over 45 the mortality rates for cerebrovascular disease have fallen significantly. However, the mortality rates for ischaemic heart disease are rising significantly for males aged 55-64 and females aged ...

Diverging trends in breast cancer mortality within Switzerland.

BACKGROUND Substantial regional heterogeneity in the provision of cancer prevention and management services results from the decentralised Swiss healthcare system. MATERIALS AND METHODS Breast cancer mortality trends between 1980 and 2002 were compared in two French- and in two German-speaking female populations of Switzerland, aged 55-74 years, characterised by different access to, and use o...

Mortality among tuberculosis patients in the Netherlands

Worldwide, tuberculosis is the main infectious cause of death among adults, with most of these deaths occurring in developing countries [1–3]. Many tuberculosis-associated deaths may be preventable by adequate chemotherapy. In developed countries, despite a decline in the overall tuberculosis-associated mortality, the risk of death of patients with tuberculosis has increased, with an upward shi...

Trends in Poverty and Inequality among Hispanics

Inequality trends in health and future health risk among English children and young people, 1999-2009.

OBJECTIVE To investigate trends in health inequality among children and young people between 1999 and 2009, using outcomes consistent with the current NHS reforms. DESIGN/DATA Secondary analysis of participants aged 0-24 in the Health Surveys for England (HSE) undertaken in 1999, 2004, 2006 and 2009. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Changes in the absolute and relative risks of four health outcomes by...