In the Mackenbach article, I thought it was interesting how the data from Southern Europe (Italy and Spain) seemed to be the exception to the overall findings regarding education, mortality risks, and resource inequalities. The authors mention that data from these countries was largely from urban settings; other countries had data that was inclusive of both urban and more rural areas. While the authors mention that their findings are consistent with other studies, I'm wondering if anyone has looked at urban settings and rural settings separately and then contrasted them. People living in rural areas often have poorer access to resources and services and may be more at risk for injuries depending on what the rural economies are based on and how far people tend to travel. I don't doubt the authors' findings for Spain and Italy; it would just be cool to see the data disaggregated by urban/rural.