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Social and Regional Health Inequalities

Health inequalities affect the entire population across the country and across the social spectrum, and can emerge at a very young age. Measures that promote equal opportunities for everyone—including vulnerable populations—could help prevent them.

Our missions

  • To measure social and regional inequalities and their impact on health and the underlying mechanisms, in collaboration with researchers in this field

  • Documenting the social determinants that influence the health status of the population

  • Identify tools and levers for action to guide public policies and initiatives toward greater health equity

  • Promote and contribute to the evaluation of effective and promising interventions aimed at reducing health inequalities

Data

Social inequalities have long been observed and have an impact on health throughout the life course. Presented here, by way of example, are data broken down by life stage and then by determinants.

Social inequalities by age and life stage

Social inequalities have long been observed and have an impact on health throughout the life course. Here, as an example, we present data broken down by life stage.

Social inequalities and their determinants

Social inequalities have long been observed and have an impact on health throughout the life course. Here, data broken down by determinants are presented as examples.

Health inequalities: the impact of social determinants of health

Santé publique France has compiled an initial national overview of health inequalities by gender and socioeconomic status in 2024 through the Santé publique France Health Barometer.