In this paper, we study the evolution of age‐group‐ and gender‐specific mortality and mortality inequality in England between 2003 and 2016, by comparing small geographic areas ranked by deprivation and grouped into bins of similar population size. We show that across all age groups, but especially in the older age groups (65+), there has been a clear and significant reduction in rates of mortality since 2003. In spite of these improvements, we continue to see significant inequalities in mortality across most age groups in 2016 and evidence of rising inequalities among women in the 65+ and men in the 80+ age groups. Furthermore, we see a striking stalling of the downwards trend in mortality and mortality inequality observed between 2003 and 2010 during the years of economic austerity in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis in England between 2010 and 2016. Analysis of specific causes of death among adults aged 20–79 allows us to examine the drivers and dynamics of these trends in more depth, as well as to consider scope for, and types of, interventions that would be appropriate at different ages.

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过去20年中英格兰的死亡率不平等*

在本文中，我们通过比较按贫困程度划分并按相似人口规模划分的小地理区域，研究了2003年至2016年英格兰不同年龄组和特定性别的死亡率以及死亡率不平等的演变情况。我们显示，在所有年龄组中，尤其是在65岁以上的老年组中，自2003年以来死亡率均已明显下降。尽管有这些改善，我们仍然看到整个国家的死亡率存在严重不平等现象2016年大多数年龄段的人群，证据表明65岁以上的女性和80岁以上的男性中的不平等现象加剧。此外，