Numbers of death (N), age and sex standardised mortality rates (ASMR) and relative index of inequality (RII) for all cause mortality and all avoidable mortality in selected countries (source: Eurothine, 2007)

The Relative Index of Inequality (RII) can be interpreted as the ratio between the rate of mortality in the lowest educational group and the rate of mortality in the highest educational group.

The classification of the educational groups used in the figure above is adapted from the ISCED. Data apply to the 1990s and the early 2000s.

Abbreviations: FIN: Finland, SWE: Sweden, NOR: Norway, DEN: Denmark, BEL: Belgium, SWZ: Switzerland, TUR: Turin, BAR: Barcelona, MAD: Madrid, BSQ: Basque region, SLO: Slovenia, HUN: Hungary: CZR: Czech Republic, POL: Poland, LIT: Lithuania, EST: Estonia.

Also see Relative index of inequality (RII) for all avoidable mortality in selected countries.