Age pattern of socioeconomic mortality inequalities in Europe, men and women
| Indicator of inequality | Age group | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30–39 | 40–49 | 50–59 | 60–69 | 70–79 | 80–89 | 90+ | ||
| Rates are given per 1000 person years at risk. Rate ratios are the ratio of the rate of the lower educated group with the rate of the combined middle and higher educated groups. Rate differences are the difference between the rate of the lower educated group with the rate of the combined middle and higher educated groups. | ||||||||
| Education | ||||||||
| Men | Rate ratio | 1.98 | 1.61 | 1.51 | 1.39 | 1.26 | 1.18 | 1.09 |
| (95% CI) | (1.88 to 2.07) | (1.56 to 1.67) | (1.47 to 1.55) | (1.37 to 1.42) | (1.24 to 1.28) | (1.16 to 1.20) | (1.02 to 1.15) | |
| Rate difference | 0.64 | 1.29 | 3.21 | 7.67 | 14.41 | 27.23 | 35.89 | |
| Total rate | 1.74 | 3.75 | 9.36 | 25.24 | 60.95 | 145.65 | 273.63 | |
| Women | Rate ratio | 1.69 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.30 | 1.21 | 1.19 |
| (95% CI) | (1.57 to 1.81) | (1.22 to 1.34) | (1.26 to1.37) | (1.29 to 1.37) | (1.27 to 1.34) | (1.18 to 1.24) | (1.13 to 1.25) | |
| Rate difference | 0.30 | 0.35 | 1.03 | 3.00 | 7.54 | 15.11 | 32.89 | |
| Total rate | 0.84 | 1.99 | 4.45 | 11.98 | 34.29 | 104.81 | 237.10 | |
| Housing tenure | ||||||||
| Men | Rate ratio | 2.12 | 2.18 | 1.85 | 1.54 | 1.27 | 1.12 | 1.03 |
| (95% CI) | (2.05 to 2.18) | (2.13 to 2.23) | (1.82 to 1.88) | (1.53 to 1.57) | (1.26 to 1.29) | (1.11 to 1.13) | (0.99 to 1.07) | |
| Rate difference | 1.41 | 3.77 | 6.82 | 12.60 | 15.19 | 14.25 | 5.08 | |
| Total rate | 1.81 | 4.01 | 10.33 | 28.00 | 68.04 | 156.20 | 290.81 | |
| Women | Rate ratio | 1.87 | 1.84 | 1.62 | 1.47 | 1.21 | 1.01 | 0.93 |
| (95% CI) | (1.79 to 1.95) | (1.79 to 1.90) | (1.58 to 1.66) | (1.45 to 1.49) | (1.20 to 1.23) | (0.99 to 1.02) | (0.91 to 0.96) | |
| Rate difference | 0.5 | 1.45 | 2.14 | 5.44 | 7.78 | −0.53 | −14.3 | |
| Total rate | 0.92 | 2.32 | 5.42 | 14.46 | 37.95 | 104.93 | 230.69 | |