Premature death by borough

What does this map show?

Premature death is defined here as death before the age of 65.

The six boroughs with the highest rates of premature mortality are in the Inner East & South - Hackney, Lambeth, Tower Hamlets, Islington, Newham and Southwark. In these boroughs, the rate of premature death is around 220 per 100,000 people. This is almost twice the level of Kensington & Chelsea or Richmond.

Since the last report, rates of premature mortality have come down in almost all boroughs but by no means uniformly. Some of the larger falls are in boroughs with high rates, such as Islington and Newham. But Hammersmith & Fulham and Camden, where the rates are around average, have seen the biggest falls.

Men are much more likely than women to die before the age of 65. However, the figures are too small to create reliable data by borough. See premature death by gender over time.

Data used

ONS Mortality Statistics average for 2007 to 2009

All the figures in the graph above are age-standardised, so London's overall younger population is taken into account.

Indicator last updated: 21 February 2012