Individual and area socioeconomic inequalities in cause-specific unintentional injury mortality: 11-Year follow-up study of 2.7 million Canadians

► The association between individual and area socioeconomic status and unintentional injury mortality in Canadian adults depended on cause of death. ► Associations were generally stronger for low income and no occupation than for low education and area deprivation. ► Motor vehicle and fall deaths were more strongly associated with socioeconomic status for males than females. ► Equity-oriented approaches to reduce differential exposures, vulnerability and consequences of injury mortality are needed to address the safety gap.