Health Reports
A Canadian peer-reviewed journal of population health and health services research
January 2020
Socioeconomic disparities in life and health expectancy among the household population in Canada
by Tracey Bushnik, Michael Tjepkema and Laurent Martel
Life expectancy (LE) and health expectancy have increased throughout much of the world, including Canada. However, these gains in years lived and years lived in good health are not distributed equally across all population groups. Disparities exist, particularly according to socioeconomic position. Understanding the magnitude, distribution and shift over time in these disparities is increasingly relevant for policy development and planning to advance health equity.
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