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People with multiple long-term conditions may have a four-fold increase in the risk of death in comparison with people without multiple long-term conditions irrespective of their socioeconomic status.

Lower socioeconomic status, measured by a combination of education, occupation and literacy indicators, seems to increase the risk of developing multiple long-term conditions. For instance, people in clerical or support grades seem to have a 66% higher risk of developing multiple long-term conditions than people in administrative grades. However, socioeconomic status does not appear to influence the risk of dying after the onset of multiple long-term conditions. Therefore, reducing socioeconomic inequalities by improving working and living conditions and education to everyone is important to reduce the burden of multiple long-term conditions on population health.