Using the economic complexity methodology on data for disease prevalence in 195 countries during the period of 1990-2016, we propose two new metrics for quantifying the relatedness between diseases, or the 'disease space' of countries. With these metrics, we analyze the geography of diseases and...

The paper focuses on the long-term effects of early-life conditions with comparison to lifestyles and current socioeconomic factors on health status in a cohort of British people born in 1958. Using the longitudinal follow-up data at age 23, 33, 42 and 46, we build a dynamic model to investigate...

This study addresses the issue of psychosocial determinants of health, i.e. non material resources such as social capital, social support, and sense of control or self-esteem. We firstly analyse their impact on health status in addition to material and biological determinants. We then measure...

Background: Even if health status of immigrants constitutes an important public health issue, the literature provides contradictory results on the existence of a ‘healthy migrant' effect in Europe. This study proposes to explore the heterogeneity of the health gap between migrants and natives...