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

Hannover, 16-18 September 2026


The Health, Morbidity and Mortality (HMM) Working Group is organising an annual meeting at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) titled:


''Health and morbidity in Europe: Reflecting on current trends''



More information about the programme can be found here:
Programme Hannover 2026

This digital programme will be updated regularly. The programme is highly inspiring and offers a wide range of topics and valuable insights into current research on morbidity and mortality in Europe. We are delighted to welcome you to Hanover in September.

Registration
For the organizational matters we ask you kindly to complete the registration form and provide us with a few details regarding your participation: https://forms.gle/fo2S2HDMLKtJ... 

Only registered participants will receive further details regarding the precise location of the workshop. Please note that the location hat a limited space for about 70 persons so that we will have to stop the registration as soon as this number of persons is reached.

Hotel availability
During the week of our workshop, a major trade fair will also be taking place in Hanover. As a result, hotel availability will be limited and room rates are likely to be higher than usual. We therefore recommend booking your accommodation as early as possible.
To assist you, we have prepared a list of hotels and other accommodation options in Hanover and the surrounding area, all of which can be reached from Hannover Medical School by public transport.

Hotel list Hannover

Please notice: If you use Booking.com to make your reservation, please check whether the accommodation is offered by a private host or a commercial provider, as many private hosts rent out rooms during the trade fair period. Please also note that some accommodations offer shared rooms with multiple beds and shared bathroom facilities. While this may be a suitable option for some guests, we recommend checking the accommodation details carefully before making your reservation. 

We would not recommend to book a hotel in the region around Herschelstraße, Odeonstraße, Ludwigstraße – these hotels might be still available, however they are situated in the red-light district.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.



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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