What are health inequalities? (The King's Fund)

Summary

Health inequalities are avoidable, unfair and systematic differences in health between different groups of people. There are many kinds of health inequality, and many ways in which the term is used. This means that when we talk about ‘health inequality’, it is useful to be clear on which measure is unequally distributed, and between which people. 

The King's Fund have created a webpage to help people understand what health inequalities are.

Content

• What are health inequalities?
• Inequalities in life expectancy
• Inequalities in healthy life expectancy
• Inequalities in avoidable mortality
• Inequalities in long-term health conditions
• Inequalities in the prevalence of mental ill-health
• Inequalities in access to and experience of health services
• Pathways to health inequalities
• Interactions between the factors driving health inequalities
• Conclusion

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