Health, Morbidity and Mortality


How are social inequalities related to healthy lifespans?

What are the trends in life expectancy and lifespan variation these days?

The Health, Morbidity and Mortality Working Group brings together researchers interested in population health, health inequalities, morbidity, and longevity across Europe. Firmly rooted in population studies and demography, the group has a strong interdisciplinary profile, welcoming contributions from sociology, epidemiology, public health, economics, and related fields.

Main research themes include:
- Social inequalities in health and healthy lifespans
- Trends and differentials in life expectancy and lifespan variation
- Cross-national and life-course perspectives on morbidity and mortality

Since its inception in 1991, the Working Group has organized numerous seminars and workshops in close collaboration with scholars and institutions across Europe. All EAPS members are welcome to join the Working Group and participate in its activities.

If you are interested in joining the Working Group, please contact Jon Anson (anson@bgu.ac.il) or the Working Group via hmmwg.eaps@gmail.com.

Working Group website: https://hmmwg.vse.cz
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Upcoming event

Cluj-Napoca, 11–13 May 2026


The Health, Morbidity and Mortality (HMM) Working Group is organising a roundtable session at the GREATLEAP Conference titled:

“Roots and potential prospects of population health trends: different perspectives.”


The session will be chaired by Jon Anson (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev).
Confirmed panellists:
• Katarina Luise Matthes (University of Zurich)
• Ondrej Holy (Tomas Bata University in Zlín)
• Magdalena Muszyńska-Spielauer (Vienna Institute of Demography)
Conference participants and HMM WG members attending GREATLEAP are warmly invited to join the session.
More information about the conference is available here:
https://greatleap.eu/calls/cal...


Bologna, Italy | Wednesday, 3 June 2026 | 13:00–17:00 | Room C

The Health, Morbidity and Mortality Working Group will hold a half-day side meeting during EPC 2026 in Bologna. All Working Group members are welcome to attend.

SAVE THE DATE.
Poster link

Hannover, Germany | 16–18 September 2026

The EAPS Health, Morbidity and Mortality Working Group will hold its next workshop in Hannover from 16 to 18 September 2026. The meeting will provide a forum for discussing current research on health, morbidity, and mortality in Europe, with a focus on recent trends, inequalities, and methodological developments.

Abstract submission deadline: 31 March 2026
Abstract submission form
Contact: hmmwg.eaps@gmail.com


Previous event


Living Longer, Living Better? Inequality in Health and Longevity
University of Luxembourg, Belval Campus | 10–12 September 2025

The 2025 annual meeting of the EAPS Health, Morbidity and Mortality Working Group was held at the University of Luxembourg (Belval Campus) and brought together around 60 participants from more than a dozen countries.


Link to the meeting

Steering committee

JON ANSON

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

KLÁRA HULÍKOVÁ TESÁRKOVÁ

Charles University; SYRI – National Institute for Research on Socioeconomic Impacts of Diseases and Systemic Risks, Prague, Czech Republic

PETR MAZOUCH

Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech Republic

TIM RIFFE

University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain; Ikerbasque – Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain

DINA MASKILEYSON

University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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