5 December 2019

Premature mortality attributable to socioeconomic inequality in England between 2003 and 2018:

Premature mortality attributable to socioeconomic inequality in England between 2003 and 2018: an observational study
The Lancet Public Health December 05, 2019 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30219-1
  • A cross-sectional study of 2·5 million premature deaths in England (2003-2018) found that one in three was attributable to neighbourhood deprivation measured by upstream determinants of health including income, employment, education, and crime.The biggest contributors were ischaemic heart disease , respiratory cancers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
  • See the tableaux map to explore the data at LA level.