Inequality of mortality and morbidity by income

Published on 25 June 2021

We use the comprehensive national individual-level mortality registers administrative data, and settlement-level and microregion-level administrative data on population characteristics and income to examine inequalities in Hungary during the 2011–2016 period in mortality rates, life expectancy, and morbidity.

We use the comprehensive national individual-level mortality registers administrative data, and settlement-level and microregion-level administrative data on population characteristics and income to examine inequalities in Hungary during the 2011–2016 period in mortality rates, life expectancy, and morbidity.

    Authors

    Daniel Prinz
    Dániel Prinz

    Research Associate World Bank

    Daniel is an economist at the World Bank. His research covers topics in public finance, including social insurance, taxation, and inequality.

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    Anikó Bíró

    Research Associate

    Anikó is a Research Associate at the IFS and a senior researcher at the Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies in Budapest.

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    Péter Elek

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    Tamás Hajdu

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    Gábor Kertesi

    Book Chapter details

    Publisher
    Centre for Economic and Regional Studies - Institute of Economics
    Pages
    6

    Suggested citation

    Bíró, A et al. (2021). 'Inequality of mortality and morbidity by income' Online: Centre for Economic and Regional Studies - Institute of Economics, pp.86–92.

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