Inequalities in life expectancy in Australia according to education level: a whole-of-population record linkage study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Life expectancy in Australia is amongst the highest globally, but national estimates mask within-country inequalities. To monitor socioeconomic inequalities in health, many high-income countries routinely report life expectancy by education level. However in Australia, education-related gaps in life expectancy are not routinely reported because, until recently, the data required to produce these estimates have not been available. Using newly linked, whole-of-population data, we estimated education-related inequalities in adult life expectancy in Australia.

Methods

Using data from 2016 Australian Census linked to 2016-17 Death Registrations, we estimated age-sex-education-specific mortality rates and used standard life table methodology to calculate life expectancy

SUBMITTER: Welsh J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8330008 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature