Although higher education has been associated with lower mortality rates in many studies, the effect of potential … increases in higher education on mortality in European populations. We used mortality and population data according to … second, upward levelling scenario in which everyone has obtained tertiary education. The reduction of mortality in the cohort …

mechanisms are relevant at any given time. To test this theory we compared the magnitude of inequalities in mortality between … more and less preventable causes of death in 19 European populations, and assessed whether inequalities in mortality from …