People in deprived areas of England more than twice as likely to die early, study shows
Summary
A Health Foundation analysis found that adults in England’s most deprived areas were 2.3 times as likely to die before age 75 as those in the least deprived areas. The study also found differences by education, employment, region and ethnicity, and called attention to wider social factors linked to early death.Key Facts
- The analysis used 2021 census demographic data and death records from March 2021 to December 2023.
- Premature mortality was defined as death before age 75.
- The rate was 815 premature deaths per 100,000 people in the most deprived areas, compared with 353 in the least deprived areas.
- Women with no qualifications had 2.5 times the premature mortality rate of women with a degree or higher.
- Men who were long-term unemployed or had never worked had 3.5 times the rate of men in higher managerial, administrative or professional jobs.
- Regional inequalities were highest in the north-east, north-west and Yorkshire and The Humber, and lowest in London.
- Black Caribbean men had the highest reported male rate, at 573 deaths per 100,000; Chinese men had the lowest, at 284.
- White British women had a rate of 370 deaths per 100,000, while Chinese women had the lowest reported female rate, at 181.
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