Analysing changes of health inequalities in the Nordic welfare states

Inequalities in mortality during and after restructuring of the New Zealand economy: repeated cohort studies

“…21 Previously, we hypothesised that health inequalities would have increased more in New Zealand than in Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Finland, and Norway) for which similar data (that is, mortality rates by educational level) were available because of the more rapid and pronounced macroeconomic changes in New Zealand. 22 (Although Finland also experienced high unemployment in the early 1990s along with an economic recession, income inequalities did not widen as much as they did in New Zealand 23 ). Contrary to our hypothesis, we found similar increases in relative inequalities in mortality by education across all four countries.…”

Changing health inequalities in Germany from 1994 to 2008 between employed and unemployed adults

“…Increasing research has recently focused on examining systematic differences in the magnitude of inequalities between regions, countries or groups of countries (Mackenbach et al 2008;Bambra and Eikemo 2009;Eikemo et al 2008b) and trends in health inequalities within countries Avendano et al 2005;Mackenbach et al 2003;Lahelma et al 2002;Dalstra et al 2002;Mazzuco and Suhrcke 2010 online first). As of currently, research has shown that health inequalities in Europe have increased in some but not all countries and that there is considerable variation in the corresponding trends by gender, health or socio-economic indicator and measure of inequality.…”

Work conditions and socioeconomic inequalities in work ability

“…Socioeconomic inequalities in health among population subgroups are widely known and well documented (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7). Many studies have shown socially and occupationally low status groups to suffer from higher morbidity and mortality.…”