Trends in absolute socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in Sweden and New Zealand. A 20-year gender perspective

Table 1 Distributions by education, age 25–77 years

Sex	Country	Time period	Person year at risk 1000s	No. of Deaths	Low education %	Medium education %	High education %
Men	Sweden	1980–85	129	672	40	41	19
		1985–90	115	561	35	43	22
		1990–95	110	423	28	45	27
		1995–00	89	291	24	48	28
	New Zealand	1981–84	4480	22194	52	18	30
		1986–89	5057	22578	37	19	44
		1991–94	5584	22842	33	21	47
		1996–99	5944	22056	32	25	42
Women	Sweden	1980–85	132	387	45	38	17
		1985–90	118	324	37	41	22
		1990–95	113	252	28	45	27
		1995–00	93	195	24	47	29
	New Zealand	1981–84	4491	13761	59	19	21
		1986–89	5073	14118	46	24	30
		1991–94	5780	14631	37	28	35
		1996–99	6258	14436	34	32	34

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