Premature death over time
Key points
- Rates of premature death have declined in London for men and women, as they have elsewhere.
- Women are less likely to die before the age of 65 in London than in the rest of England.
- London men now have the same risk of dying before the age of 65 as men in the rest of England.
Premature mortality by gender
What does this graph show?
The graph looks at premature mortality, deaths before the age of 65. Even among people aged under 65, mortality varies a lot by age. In order to make comparisons between areas with different age profiles, we standardise the populations. There are significant differences by gender, as you can see above.
Rates of premature death have declined in London for men and women, as they have elsewhere. In 2009, the rate of premature death in London was the same as the English average at 215 per 100,000. The rate for women in London was much lower, and slightly lower than the English average for women at 125 per 100,000.
The decline in mortality rates in London is such that while the rate for men used to be higher than the English average, it is now the same. The rate for women used to be the same as the English average, and is now lower.
There are large difference in premature death rates between different boroughs in London.
Data used
ONS Mortality Statistics
Indicator last updated: 30 January 2012
Topic:
Groups:
Boroughs:
- Barking and Dagenham
- Barnet
- Bexley
- Brent
- Bromley
- Camden
- City of London
- Croydon
- Ealing
- Enfield
- Greenwich
- Hackney
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Haringey
- Harrow
- Havering
- Hillingdon
- Hounslow
- Islington
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Kingston upon Thames
- Lambeth
- Lewisham
- Merton
- Newham
- Redbridge
- Richmond upon Thames
- Southwark
- Sutton
- Tower Hamlets
- Waltham Forest
- Wandsworth
- Westminster
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Glossary
Premature death:
Occurring under the age of 65
Limiting long-standing or long-term illness:
Illnesses which last longer than a year, are usually degenerative, and cause limitations to physical, mental and/or social well-being