Unequal Trends in Coronary Heart Disease Mortality by Socioeconomic Circumstances England 1982–2006: An Analytical Study

摘要

BackgroundCoronary heart disease (CHD) remains a major public health burden, causing 80,000 deaths annually in England and Wales, with major inequalities. However, there are no recent analyses of age-specific socioeconomic trends in mortality. We analysed annual trends in inequalities in age-specific CHD mortality rates in small areas in England, grouped into deprivation quintiles.