Scandinavian journal of public health
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"Avoidable" mortality, that is mortality from conditions amenable to healthcare intervention, is commonly studied as an indicator of the outcome of healthcare. The objective of this study was to analyse gender equity in avoidable mortality trends in Sweden from 1971 to 1996. ⋯ The avoidable mortality method seems to be useful in continuous epidemiological surveillance of the equity in healthcare. The comparatively low gender differences for avoidable death indicators as well as the decrease in these differences indicate decreasing gender inequity in health.