Trends in mortality inequalities among the adult household population

Articles and reports: 82-003-X201901200002

Description:

The routine measurement of population health status indicators like mortality is important to assess progress in the reduction of inequalities. Previous studies of mortality inequalities have relied on area-based measures of socioeconomic indicators. A new series of census-mortality linked datasets has been created in Canada to quantify mortality inequalities based on individual-level data and examine whether these inequalities have changed over time. This study used the 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, and 2011 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohorts (CanCHECs) with five years of mortality follow-up. It estimated age-standardized mortality rates by sex according to income quintile and highest level of educational attainment categories for the household population aged 25 or older.

Issue Number: 2019012
Author(s): Bushnik, Tracey; Tjepkema, Michael; Marshall-Catlin, Emma

Main Product: Health Reports

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