The contribution of national disparities to international differences in mortality between the United States and 7 European countries

• Published in: American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 105; no. 4; pp. e112 - e119
• Main Authors: van Hedel, Karen, Avendano, Mauricio, Berkman, Lisa F, Bopp, Matthias, Deboosere, Patrick, Lundberg, Olle, Martikainen, Pekka, Menvielle, Gwenn, van Lenthe, Frank J, Mackenbach, Johan P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Public Health Association 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Behavior; Comparative studies; Differences; Education; Educational attainment; Educational Status; Epidemiology; Europe - epidemiology; Female; Health insurance; Humans; Life expectancy; Male; Mens health; Middle Aged; Mortality; Obesity; Online Research and Practice; Population; Public health; Secondary education; Sex Distribution; Socioeconomic Factors; United States - epidemiology; Womens health; United States; Europe; United States > US

This study examined to what extent the higher mortality in the United States compared to many European countries is explained by larger social disparities within the United States. We estimated the expected US mortality if educational disparities in the United States were similar to those in 7 Europ...