INEQUALITIES OF HEALTH

Inequalities of Health

Inequalities of Health

Introduction

Inequality in health is difficult to determine because of the complex nature of the term health. Many different explanations of the term health care exist, and it's all very subjective, depending on who is the definition of the term, and to whom it is currently designed. World Health Organization (WHO) defines this term as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. There has been considerable improvement in the overall health of the nation in the twentieth century. Life expectancy for women is now 80 years compared to 48 years in 1900, male life expectancy rose from 44 years in 1900 to 75 years today. Infant mortality declined from one out of ten for the same period to six in 1000 (Benzeval Judge 2000 pp375-366), in accordance with, the report called the reduction of health inequalities with the Ministry of Health. In many past and contemporary societies, socio-economic inequalities in health status and life expectancy were found. Information based on occupational definition of social class in England has only been available since 1921. Within the overall trends in health care, the mortality rate has steadily declined in the last century while life expectancy rose, although this is the case, the average life expectancy free from ill health and disability does not grow. Inequalities in health

Unequal distribution of health and health services may be due to the unequal distribution of wealth in a society where material wealth are unevenly distributed, this affects the lifestyles and life chances (Moore 1994 pp.89). Social class

There is evidence that the middle classes are expanding today, and this means that these people are richer than the nineteenth century? Although the services sector grew observed reduction in the floor of skilled and unskilled manual labor, it is because of the development of technology to create new, more skilled jobs. There was a steady increase in white collar occupations such as clerical work and professional activities of the bottom such as education and social work, these changes have led to changes in social structure, the unskilled and skilled workers of sex decreases, qualified management and below the average working class rises ( Taylor Richardson Marsh Trobe Pilkington 1995 pp.45-46).

Throughout this century, a "white collar" has not changed, more women now work, particularly in service sectors, paid clerical workers ...