A large literature documents a strong and consistent educational gradient in health: more-
educated persons enjoy lower rates of morbidity and mortality. This literature has generally …

It has long been known that despite well-documented improvements in longevity for most
Americans, alarming disparities persist among racial groups and between the well-educated …

In 2011, US mortality rates reached record lows for both women and men; as a result, life
expectancy at birth reached record highs: 81 years for women and 76 years for men. 1 …

A vast literature has documented the inverse association between educational attainment
and US adult mortality risk but given little attention to identifying the optimal functional form …

Throughout the twentieth century, adult mortality rates in the United States and in all high-
income countries exhibited impressive declines. The latter half of the twentieth century was …

Fundamental cause theory explains persisting associations between socioeconomic status
and mortality in terms of personal resources such as knowledge, money, power, prestige …

2020 was a difficult year for health. The COVID-19 pandemic brought a widespread but
deeply unequal health burden, etched along racial and ethnic lines, reflecting longstanding …

Significant reductions in mortality are reflected in strong increases in life expectancy
particularly in industrialized countries. Previous analyses relate these improvements …

Background Educational disparities in US adult mortality are large and have widened across
birth cohorts. We consider three policy relevant scenarios and estimate the mortality …

Ischaemic heart disease and stroke are the world's leading cause of death in both men and
women according to WHO's Global Health Estimates in 2019. 1 The 2011 American Heart …