Health inequalities remain a major societal challenge: people in poorer circumstances still die younger and from different diseases than others. To understand why, we need to study how these differences developed over time and between regions. This project creates the first nationwide dataset of historical causes of death by digitising archival records from multiple cities using citizen science. By comparing when and from what people died between 1850 and 1950, the project reveals how social and regional inequalities emerged when mortality declined. The resulting open-access data will benefit researchers and those interested in family and local history.
The Geography of Inequalities in Death and Disease
Understanding Regional Variation in Mortality in Dutch Cities, 1850-1950
- Duration
- 1 January 2027 until 31 December 2028
- Project member(s)
- Dr T.G.M.W. Riswick (Tim) Dr S.T.D. Muurling (Sanne) Dr P. Puschmann (Paul) W.E. Metzlar (Wieke) MA N.M.A. Diepgrond (Nadeche) MA , Mayra Murkens (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen) , Evelien Walhout (Leiden Universiteit) , Joris Kok (Queen's University Belfast)
- Project type
- Research
