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Health & Inequality
Andrew Mason
Are health and social problems related to average
income in rich countries ?
Index includes:
Worse
•Life expectancy
•Maths & literacy
•Infant mortality
•Homicides
•Imprisonment
•Teenage births
•Trust
•Obesity
•Mental illness
(inc. drug and
alcohol addiction)
•Social mobility
Better
National income per person
($)
Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level
(2009)
Infant mortality
Per 1000 live births
• USA – 6.7
• UK – 4.8
• Japan – 2.6
• Sweden – 2.5
OECD 2012
Health and social problems
are worse in more unequal countries
Index includes:
Worse
•Life expectancy
•Maths & literacy
•Infant mortality
•Homicides
•Imprisonment
•Teenage births
•Trust
•Obesity
•Mental illness
(inc. drug and
alcohol addiction)
•Social mobility
Better
Low
Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level
(2009)
Income
inequality
High
How much richer are the richest 20% than the poorest 20%?
Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009) / United Nations Development
Program
The Equality
Trust
The Equality Trust
is an independent,
evidence-based campaign
working to reduce economic inequality
in order to
improve the quality of life
in the UK.
www.equalitytrust.org.uk
Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level
(2009)
Actions
• Raise awareness
• Promote transparent income ratios
• Extend Living Wage
• Join Equality Trust
• Support Hants Equality Group