Mortality from all circulatory diseases, directly age-standardised rate, persons, under 75 years, 2004-08 (pooled) per 100,000 European Standard population by local authority by local deprivation quintile.
Local deprivation quintiles are calculated by ranking small areas (Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs)) within each Local Authority based on their Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007 (IMD 2007) deprivation score, and then grouping the LSOAs in each Local Authority into five groups (quintiles) with approximately equal numbers of LSOAs in each. The upper local deprivation quintile (Quintile 1) corresponds with the 20% most deprived small areas within that Local Authority.
The mortality rates have been directly age-standardised using the European Standard Population in order to make allowances for differences in the age structure of populations.
There are inequalities in health. For example, people living in more deprived areas tend to have shorter life expectancy, and higher prevalence and mortality rates of circulatory disease. Circulatory disease accounts for nearly 40% of all deaths among persons in England every year1. Reducing inequalities in premature mortality from all cancers is a national priority, as set out in the Department of Health’s Vital Signs Operating Framework 2008/09-2010/112 and the PSA Delivery Agreement 183. However, existing indicators for premature circulatory disease mortality do not take deprivation into account. This indicator has been produced in order to quantify inequalities in circulatory disease mortality by deprivation.
This indicator has been discontinued and so there will be no further updates.
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