From the Guardian · · 1m 30s
Deprived areas see premature deaths twice as high
Health Foundation analysis shows stark disparities in early mortality across England, with deprivation, unemployment and region all playing major roles.
In brief
Health Foundation analysis shows stark disparities in early mortality across England, with deprivation, unemployment and region all playing major roles. People in England's most deprived areas are more than twice as likely to die before age seventy-five as those in affluent areas, according to Health Foundation…
Deprivation doubles early death risk
People in England's most deprived areas are two point three times more likely to die before age seventy-five than those in affluent areas, Health Foundation analysis shows.
The mortality gap by numbers
Deprived areas see eight hundred fifteen premature deaths per one hundred thousand people, compared with three hundred fifty-three per one hundred thousand in affluent areas.Data covers March two thousand twenty-one to December two thousand twenty-three.
Unemployment and education widen the gap
Women with no qualifications have premature mortality two point five times higher than those with a degree.
North sees worst disparities
Inequalities are highest in the north-east, north-west and Yorkshire and The Humber, lowest in London.
Ethnicity patterns do not tell the whole story
Black Caribbean men have the highest male premature mortality rate at five hundred seventy-three per one hundred thousand, followed by white British men at five hundred thirty-seven.Chinese men have the lowest at two hundred eighty-four.
Racism and poverty must be tackled together
Jabeer Butt, chief executive at the Race Equality Foundation, says lower mortality in some ethnic groups does not mean better health or that racism is unimportant.Migration, poverty, employment, housing and discrimination must be understood together.
“What our analysis shows is that we need to look beyond ethnicity alone, to understand how migration, poverty, employment, housing and discrimination interact to shape people's chances of living a long and healthy life”
The big picture
People in England's most deprived areas are more than twice as likely to die before age seventy-five as those in affluent areas, according to Health Foundation research.
