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Table 3 Life expectancies at birth in Belgium by the most and the least housing deprivation deciles for 1991–2000, 2001–2010, and 2011–2020

From: Inequalities in mortality associated with housing conditions in Belgium between 1991 and 2020

 

1991–20001

2001–2010

2011–2020

Change in time

(in years)4

Male

 Most deprived2

72.72

73.90

76.98

4.26

 Least deprived3

78.07

80.96

81.96

3.89

 Difference

5.35

7.06

4.98

 

Female

 Most deprived

79.88

80.68

82.53

2.65

 Least deprived

82.78

84.65

85.84

3.06

 Difference

2.90

3.97

3.31

 
  1. Mortality is adjusted to the Belgian population structure in 2019
  2. 1 Housing deprivation index 1991 applied for the period 1991–2000, index 2001 for 2001–2010, and index 2011 for 2011– 2020
  3. 2 Most deprived refers to the most deprived decile of the housing deprivation indices for 1991, 2001, and 2011
  4. 3 Least deprived refers to the least deprived decile of the housing deprivation indices for 1991, 2001, and 2011
  5. 4 Change in life expectancy at birth between 1991–2000 and 2011–2020
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