We are investigating a broad range of issues related to health and longevity, with a particular emphasis on disparities in mortality and morbidity. These include differentials between women and men, socio-economic status groups, migrants and non-migrants, as well as variations across countries and smaller regional units. The group’s primary goal is to identify and disentangle key risk factors, assessing their absolute and relative effects on health and mortality. Special attention is given to how these effects vary across populations and sub-populations. Our analyses draw on a variety of data sources, including official population statistics, survey data, and self-collected datasets. In addition, the group addresses methodological and technical challenges related to the collection, quality, and analysis of health-related data.
Life expectancy: frequently used, but hardly understood
Luy, Marc; Di Giulio, Paola; Di Lego, Vanessa; Lazarevič, Patrick; Sauerberg, Markus
Gerontology, 2020, 66(1): 95-104
The impact of increasing education levels on rising life expectancy: a decomposition analysis for Italy, Denmark, and the USA
Luy, Marc; Zannella, Marina; Wegner-Siegmundt, Christian; Minagawa, Yuka; Lutz, Wolfgang; Caselli, Graziella
Genus, 2019, 75: 11
Life expectancy by education, income and occupation in Germany: Estimations using the Longitudinal Survival Method
Luy, Marc; Wegner-Siegmundt, Christian; Wiedemann, Angela; Spijker, Jeroen
Comparative Population Studies, 2015, 40(4): 399-436
The impact of smoking on gender differences in life expectancy: more heterogeneous than often stated
Luy, Marc; Wegner-Siegmundt, Christian
European Journal of Public Health, 2015, 25(4): 706-710
Gender gaps–Life expectancy and proportion of life in poor health
Luy, Marc; Minagawa, Yuka
Health Reports, 2014, 25(12): 12-19
