Mortality and Socioeconomic Deprivation in Census Tracts of an Urban Setting in Southern Europe

Abstract

In southern European cities, research on deprivation and mortality inequalities using small-area analysis is recent. In many countries, the census tract (CT) is

Socio-economic inequalities in mortality due to injuries in small areas of ten cities in Spain (MEDEA Project)

“…For example, this is the case of Rome and some cities in England and Wales (Michelozzi et al, 1999;Middleton et al, 2006Middleton et al, , 2008. Studies in Spain have related socio-economic deprivation in small areas with total mortality (Cano-Serral et al, 2009;Domínguez-Berjón et al, 2005;Esnaola et al, 2006;Nolasco et al, 2004Nolasco et al, , 2009Ocaña-Riola et al, 2008), but none have analyse injuries mortality in small urban areas. Thus, the aim of the present study is to analyse socioeconomic inequalities in mortality due to injuries in small areas of Spanish cities.…”

Socioeconomic indicators and ethnicity as determinants of regional mortality rates in Slovakia

“…Since the early 1980's, socioeconomic differences in mortality and health have become an issue of great importance in Europe, North America and Japan. A number of studies indicate significant distinctions between different social groups in terms of health, morbidity and mortality, and at the same time relating to their socio-economic status, level of education and income and other socio-economic factors [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] . An individual's position in the social hierarchy is mainly determined by education, income and occupation.…”

Efecto del nivel socioeconómico sobre la mortalidad en áreas urbanas: revisión crítica y sistemática

“…Hasta la fecha, no existe un consenso acerca de la forma ideal de valorarlo, por lo que en algunos estudios se emplea un indicador de nivel socioeconómico simple 7,8,9,11,12,13,15,16,17,18 y otros 10,14,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29 , un índice complejo calculado a partir de varios indicadores simples. Durante los últimos años se han creado múltiples índices compuestos para valorar el nivel socioeconómico, como el Townsend et al 31 , el Morris & Carstairs 32 o el Carstairs 33 , aunque no existe evidencia que justifique que sean los mejores en todas las condiciones.…”

“…Berjón et al 13 2005 Barcelona Las ratios de mortalidad fueron similares en los niveles socioeconómicos medio-bajos, medio-altos y altos.…”