Czech socio-economic deprivation index and its correlation with mortality data.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to create an index of socio-economic deprivation (SESDI) and to analyse correlation between SESDI and mortality data.

Methods: The SESDI components were selected from the census data (2001) at enumeration district and district level. Two methods were used for creating the SESDI: 1/ a sum of Z-scores of specific components (INDEX1); and 2/ standardized score - average values of specific components were divided by a maximum value of the specific component at the corresponding geographical level (INDEX2).