Table 1 Characteristics of regions with unfavorable/deteriorating outcomes according to categories of the determinants of health inequalities
Categories of health inequalities | LAU1 CZ location and basic characteristics (comparison 2001–2003 and 2016–2019) |
|---|---|
A.1 Economic status and social protection and | Urbanized outer (border) periphery: structurally affected LAU1 with formerly intensive coal mining and associated industries; economic development in the era of industrialization |
A.2 Education | Rural outer and inner periphery: mountainous border settlements after World War II; inner (administrative) periphery at NUTS3 borders: "remote peripheral" rural areas with a weakened indigenous economic base without variant economic activity, selective migration accompanied by a negative educational structure, aging population and above-average unemployment |
A.3 Demographic situation | Rural outer and inner periphery with selective migration exacerbating population aging Some large cities (especially the capital Prague) with natural population decline and an above-average share of the post-reproductive population |
A.4 Environmental status | Lowlands with intensive agriculture and road backbones Structurally affected LAU1 in the north-western borderlands with mining, chemical and energy industries |
A.5 Individual living status | Rural outer and inner periphery, especially hills and uplands: fragmented rural settlement pattern, large number of small and very small settlements (up to 200 inhabitants) |
A.6 Road safety and crime | Urbanized LAU1 |
A.7 Sources of health and social care | Suburban rural: in the hinterland of large regional towns with intensive suburbanization processes: the development of residential function, health and social infrastructure is provided by core catchment areas (large towns) |