We aim to disentangle the relative contributions of (i) cognitive ability, and (ii) education on health and mortality … detailed measures of cognitive ability and family background at age 12. The data are subsequently linked to the mortality … register 1995-2011, such that we observe mortality between ages 55 and 75. The results suggest that at least half of the …

Large differences in mortality rates across those with different levels of education are a well- established fact. This … association between mortality and education may partly be explained by confounding factors, including cognitive ability. Cognitive … the impact of education on mortality using inverse probability weighted (IPW) estimators, using either cognitive ability …

lower educated. We address whether the educational gradient in the mortality rate can be explained by the educational …, linked to administrative Swedish registers. Our empirical results indicate a clear educational gradient in mortality and in … the impact of CVD hospitalisation on mortality. The implied educational gain in the number of months lost is, however …

Mental disorders have a large impact on invalidity and mortality. Poor mental health is associated with low education …, which is also associated with poor health and higher mortality. The association between mental health and mortality may … mental health problems, education attainment and mortality may all depend on the same observed and unobserved individual …

Education is negatively associated with mortality for most major causes of death. The literature ignores that cause …-specific hazard rates are interdependent and that education and mortality both depend on cognitive ability. We analyze the education-mortality … education group in the reduction of external cause mortality. The educational gains in cardiovascular mortality was small …