articleAmerican Journal of Public HealthJul 1, 2003GREEN OA

Area Deprivation and Widening Inequalities in US Mortality, 1969–1998

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Abstract

Objectives

This study examined age-, sex-, and race-specific gradients in US mortality by area deprivation between 1969 and 1998.

Methods

A census-based area deprivation index was linked to county mortality data.

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Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Demography
  • Census
  • Social deprivation
  • Mortality rate
  • Inequality
  • Race (biology)
  • Medicine
  • Population
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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