Population study reveals widening mortality inequalities across the United States from 1969 to 1998, indicating that more deprived areas experienced slower mortality declines.
Areal inequalities in mortality widened because of slower mortality declines in more deprived areas. Future research needs to examine population-level social, behavioral, and medical care factors that may account for the increasing gradient.
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