While regional mortality inequalities in Germany tend to be relatively stable in the short run, over the course of the … past century marked changes have occurred in the country’s regional mortality patterns. These changes include not only the … southern regions had the lowest. Today, this mortality pattern is reversed. In this paper, we study these long-term trends in …

Literature review and research questions -- Mortality differentials across Germany's federal states -- Mortality … differentials across Germany's districts -- Determinants of old-age mortality and its regional variation: composition and context …

, significant inequality continues to exist. We argue that premature mortality is an excellent proxy variable for testing the claim … analyse variation in premature mortality across Germany’s 402 districts and cities in the year 2014. Results: Premature … mortality spatially clusters among geographically contiguous and proximate districts/cities and is higher in more urban places …