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1 http://www.equalitytrust.org.uk

2 Income per head and life-expectancy: rich & poor countries Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009) www.equalitytrust.org.uk

3 Life expectancy and national income per person Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009) www.equalitytrust.org.uk

4 Many health and social problems have social gradients Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009) Most deprived www.equalitytrust.org.uk Most affluent

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6 Health and Social Problems are not Related to Average Income in Rich Countries Index of: Life expectancy Math & Literacy Infant mortality Homicides Imprisonment Teenage births Trust Obesity Mental illness – incl. drug & alcohol addiction Social mobility Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009) www.equalitytrust.org.uk

7 Index of: Life expectancy Math & Literacy Infant mortality Homicides Imprisonment Teenage births Trust Obesity Mental illness – incl. drug & alcohol addiction Social mobility Health and Social Problems are Worse in More Unequal Countries Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009) www.equalitytrust.org.uk

8 How much richer are the richest 20% than the poorest 20%? www.equalitytrust.org.uk Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009)

9 Index of Health and Social Problems in relation to Inequality among US states Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009) www.equalitytrust.org.uk

10 Child Well-being is Better in More Equal Rich Countries Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009) www.equalitytrust.org.uk

11 Levels of Trust are Higher in More Equal Rich Countries Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009) www.equalitytrust.org.uk

12 The Prevalence of Mental Illness is Higher in More Unequal Rich Countries Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009) www.equalitytrust.org.uk

13 Social Mobility is Higher in More Equal Rich Countries Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009) www.equalitytrust.org.uk

14 Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009) www.equalitytrust.org.uk

15 Source: Willms JD. 1997. Data from OECD Programme for International Student Assessment.

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17 Trends in income inequality 1979-2005/6 (Gini coefficient, Great Britain.) Brewer M, Goodman A, Muriel A, Sibieta L. Poverty and Inequality in the UK: 2007. Institute of Fiscal Studies, London.

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19 http://www.equalitytrust.org.uk


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