J Epidemiol Community Health 2016;70:990-996. doi: 10.1136/jech-2016-207447
- Analysis of data on hospital admission and deaths 2011-2012 has found that the more deprived the neighbourhood that someone lives in, the sicker they tend to be and the more likely they are to require admission to hospital. People living in the most deprived fifth of neighbourhoods have 72% more emergency hospital admissions and 20% more planned admissions than people living in the most affluent fifth of neighbourhoods, the study reveals.
- As a result, average hospital costs for the poorest people are almost 50% higher than those for the richest, and there is an eight year gap in life expectancy for men and a six year gap in women between people living in the most deprived and most affluent neighbourhoods.
- Press release here
