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Inequality in mortality: Portugal Vs United States, Canada and France
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This study assesses poverty's impact on mortality rates, employing an adapted Currie-Schwandt
methodology to compare Portugal with the US, Canada, and France, accompanied by a
regression analysis. Despite constitutional commitments to universal healthcare, stark
disparities emerge for individuals aged 70 and above, with Portugal exhibiting higher mortality
gradients (albeit for different reasons). The remaining Portuguese population shows no
discernible mortality inequality linked to poverty. Among those over 70, healthcare spending
disparities, particularly in medicines and pharmaceutical devices, and medical and hospital
services, might be contributing to mortality inequality, emphasizing the urgency for targeted
policies to rectify disparities in elderly mortality.
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Mortality Inequality Income Healthcare Health economics Regression analysis