We analyse the trends in inequality in mortality across poverty groups at different ages over the period 1996–2016 in the Netherlands. In addition, we examine whether these trends are related to unequal changes in avoidable mortality, separated by preventable and treatable causes of death. We find that while inequalities in mortality have decreased at ages up to 65, inequalities increased for the oldest age groups. The decline in inequality at the younger ages can, to a large extent, be explained by a strong decrease of mortality from preventable and cardiovascular causes among the poor. The link between inequality and avoidable mortality at the oldest ages is less straightforward. The increasing inequality at old age might be the result of the inequalities shifting from the young to the older age groups, or of the rich benefiting more from the recent health (care) improvements than the poor.

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荷兰年轻人和老年人的死亡率不平等趋势有所不同*

我们分析了1996-2016年间荷兰不同年龄段的贫困人群死亡率不平等的趋势。此外，我们检查了这些趋势是否与可避免的死亡率的不平等变化有关，并由可预防和可治疗的死亡原因分开。我们发现，尽管死亡率不平等现象在65岁以下时有所减少，但对于年龄最大的年龄组来说，不平等现象却有所增加。年轻人不平等现象的减少在很大程度上可以解释为穷人中由于可预防的和心血管的原因导致的死亡率大幅下降。不平等与可避免的最高年龄死亡率之间的联系不太直接。老年人不平等现象的加剧可能是不平等现象从年轻人到老年人的转变的结果，