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MORTALITY INEQUALITY IN THE EU COUNTRIES

Author(s): Ireneusz Kuropka
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: EXPECTANCY OF LIFE; HEALTH; MORTALITY; EU

Summary/Abstract: The article contains the results of the analysis of EU inhabitants life expectancy differentiation. The main objective of the organization is the quality of life constant improvement and life standard increase of inhabitants of the least developed countries. Among other things the effect of activities in this area should be mortality gap decrease among countries. Mortality level is a result of health state. The article presents the results of synthetic assessment of health state of EU inhabitants. For this particular reason indicators describing two groups of health state were used: life style and health care. It occurred that the worst health state is in the former Soviet Union countries where the life expectancy is relatively short. Life style change seems to be the best solution for the improvement in this area.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 1 (03)
  • Page Range: 68-84
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish