Regional mortality differences are one dimension of health inequalities, but its trends and determinants in Germany are widely unknown. This book examines and illustrates patterns of regional mortality in Germanywith focus on small-area differentialsand their changes over time. It identifies explanatory factors at individual and regional level. Mortality differences between eastern and western Germany exist, but small-area mortality differentials are often greater. Though the main spatial mortality patterns remain, this study provides evidence that some distinct changes in the small-area mortality patterns in Germanyespecially among womenoccurred within a short period of time. Mortality inequalities at younger ages and in behavior-related causes as well as differences in socioeconomic conditions contribute strongly to regional mortality differences in Germany. The book shows that the complex interplay between individual- and regional-level mortality risk factors requires a multidimensional approach to reduce regional mortality inequalities.

Provides a comprehensive insight into regional mortality differences in Germany Considers differential population composition in the regions Combines various dimensions related to mortality structures

Inhalt

Acknowledgements.- List of figures.- List of Tables.- 1: Introduction.- 2: Literature Review and Research Questions.- 3: Mortality Differentials across Germany's Federal States.- 4: Mortality Differentials across Germany's Districts.- 5: Determinants of Old-age Mortality and its Regional Variation.-6: Conclusion.- A: Mortality Differentials across Germany's Federal States.- B: Mortality Differentials across Germany's Districts.- C: Determinants of Old-age Mortality.- Abbreviations.- Bibliography.