Decomposition of cross-country socioeconomic inequality in mortality by 288 causes of death and 84 risk factors from 1990 to 2021 - PubMed
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- Global cross-country socioeconomic inequalities in all-cause age-standardized mortality (SIAM) persisted from 1990 to 2021.
- Contributions of communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases to SIAM fell from 81.2% to 56.6%, while non-communicable diseases' contribution rose from 13.2% to 27.8%.
- Top five causes of death contributing to SIAM in 2021: COVID-19 (17.9%), stroke (9.4%), tuberculosis (7.3%), lower respiratory infections (7.0%), and diarrheal diseases (5.5%).
- Top five risk factors contributing to SIAM in 2021: household air pollution from solid fuels (17.2%), high systolic blood pressure (9.9%), unsafe sex (4.6%), high fasting plasma glucose (4.4%), and unsafe water sources (4.2%).
- Study provides policymakers with data to target key causes and risk factors to reduce global mortality inequality.