The Equality Trust works to improve the quality of life in the UK by reducing economic inequality
Health
Physical Health
People in more equal societies live longer, a smaller proportion of children die in infancy and self-rated health is better.
Mental Health
People in more equal societies are far less likely to experience mental illness.
Drug Abuse
People in more equal societies are less likely to use illegal drugs.
Obesity
Obesity is less common in more equal societies.
Children and social mobility
Child Well-being
Unicef measures of child well-being are better in more equal societies.
Education
Children do better at school in more equal societies.
Teenage Births
Teenage motherhood is less common in more equal societies.
Social Mobility
There is more social mobility in more equal societies.
Sustainability and development
Global Warming
Inequality fuels status competition, individualism and consumerism. It makes it harder to gain public support for policies to reduce global warming.
Foreign aid and global peace index
More equal societies spend a higher proportion their income on overseas aid and perform better on the Global Peace Index.
Crime
Imprisonment
Unequal societies are harsher, they imprison a higher proportion of people.
Violence
Homicide rates are lower and children experience less violence in more equal societies.