Only the Poor Die Young Μόνο οι Φτώχοί πεθαίνουν νέοι

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http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2010/07/23/thomas-jones/only-the-poor-die-young/

Μέχρι το 2007, για κάθε 100 ανθρώπους που πέθαιναν στις πιο εύπορες περιοχές, 199 πέθαιναν στο φτωχότερο δέκατο των περιοχών. Αυτή είναι η υψηλότερη σχετική ανισότητα που έχει ποτέ καταγραφεί από το 1921 τουλάχιστον. Όταν ερευνήσαμε ανθρώπους κάτω των 75 ετών, για κάθε 100 που πέθαιναν στις πιο εύπορες περιοχές, 188 πέθαιναν στο φτωχότερο δέκατο των περιοχών. Πρόκειται για το υψηλότερο δείκτη ανισότητας που έχει καταγραφεί από το 1990 και μετά, τουλάχιστον

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