Provincial health inequalities in Spain since 1860

• Gregori Galofré-Vilà ^[1] ; María Gómez León ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Pública de Navarra

     Universidad Pública de Navarra

     Pamplona, España

     
• Localización: Documentos de Trabajo ( Universidad Pública de Navarra. Departamento de Economía ), Nº. 3, 2021, págs. 1-28
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Using annual mortality rates at the provincial level for men and women, we construct a Gini index to estimate changes in regional health inequalities since 1860 in Spain. We find a long steady decline in health inequality across provinces from 1860 until today, interrupted only by World War I and the Spanish Civil War. Franco’s 40-year legacy in terms of health is one of health inequality. Today, regional differences across provinces are at their lowest historical levels.