Using mortality registers and administrative data on income and population, we develop new evidence on the magnitude of life expectancy inequality in Hungary and the scope for health policy in mitigating this. We document considerable inequalities in life expectancy at age 45 across settlement-level income groups, and show that these inequalities have increased between 1991–96 and 2011–16 for both men and women. We show that avoidable deaths play a large role in life expectancy inequality. Income-related inequalities in health behaviours, access to care, and healthcare use are all closely linked to the inequality in life expectancy.

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使用死亡率登记和收入和人口的行政数据，我们开发了关于匈牙利预期寿命不平等程度的新证据，以及卫生政策在减轻这种情况方面的范围。我们记录了定居点收入群体在 45 岁时的预期寿命存在相当大的不平等，并表明在 1991-96 年和 2011-16 年间，男性和女性的这些不平等现象都有所增加。我们表明，可避免的死亡在预期寿命不平等中起着重要作用。在健康行为、获得护理和医疗保健使用方面与收入相关的不平等都与预期寿命的不平等密切相关。

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