ArticleEuropean journal of public health2026
Austerity policies and falling life expectancy in disadvantaged areas in Scotland: a pre-pandemic decomposition analysis.
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Previous decomposition analyses quantified the contribution of changes in age- and cause-specific mortality to the adverse changes in life expectancy observed in the UK since 2012. We extend those analyses by stratifying by socioeconomic deprivation. Between 2012-14 and 2017-19, changes in life expectancy were substantially worse in Scotland's 20% most deprived areas. Negative impacts on life expectancy were found for most age groups and causes of death, reversing improvements between 2001-03 and 2012-14. This is consistent with the evidence of the role of UK Government 'austerity' policies in reversing previous health improvements among the UK's poorest populations.
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