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Opening Plenary - There is an alternative... Richard Wilkinson

Emeritus Professor of Social Epidemiology University of Nottingham & Kate Pickett Professor of Epidemiology University of York

Among the rich countries life expectancy is not related to national differences in average income Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009)

…but life expectancy is related to income differences within rich societies Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009)

How much richer are the richest 20% than the poorest 20%? Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009)

Health and Social Problems are Worse in More Unequal 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)

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)

Child Well-being is Better in More Equal Rich Countries Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009)

Child-Wellbeing is Unrelated to Average Incomes in Rich Countries Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009)

Levels of Trust are Higher in More Equal Rich Countries Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009)

Levels of Trust are Higher in More Equal US States Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009)

The Prevalence of Mental Illness is Higher in More Unequal Rich Countries Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009)

Drug Use is More Common in More Unequal Countries Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009)

Infant Mortality Rates are Higher in More Unequal Countries Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009)

Homicide and income inequality: US States and Canadian Provinces Source: Daly M, Wilson M, Vasdev S. Income inequality and homicide rates in Canada and the United States. Canadian Journal of Criminology 2001; 43:

Teenage Birth Rates are Higher in More Unequal Rich Countries Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009)

Rates of Imprisonment are Higher in More Unequal Countries Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009)

Almost everyone benefits from greater equality. Usually the benefits are greatest among the poor but extend to the majority of the population

Health and Social Problems are Worse in More Unequal 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)

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

Which way for the future? Sustainability Greater equality Economic democracy Digitisation – public goods Leisure preference society

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