We're all living longer but mortality rate between classes grows, finds study

A conference on socio-economic inequality in Dublin will today hear that while people’s life expectancy is improving, the gap in mortality rates between the professional and working classes is continuing to grow.

The conference is called “Socio-Economic Inequalities in Mortality in Ireland Over Time and Place”.

It will focus on the research carried out by the Economic and Social Research Institute, Trinity College, and NUI Maynooth.