Ill health in Londons Poverty Profile

Premature death by borough

Fri, 15 May 2009 09:43:24 +0000

The rate of premature death is significantly higher in Inner than Outer London.
The risk of premature death for residents in Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham or Lambeth is twice that of Kensington & Chelsea.
There is no clear correlation between limiting longstanding illness and premature death. Some areas have very high rates of illness, but only average rates of premature death.

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

Underage conception by borough

Fri, 15 May 2009 09:15:58 +0000

The three boroughs with the highest under age conception rates are clustered together in the inner South of the capital. While these boroughs also have above average proportions of infant deaths before the age of 12 months, they are not the highest.
Conception rates for girls under 16 vary across London, from about 20 per 1,000 in Lambeth to about four per 1,000 in Richmond.

Premature death by region

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:33:32 +0000

Inner London has the second highest rate of male premature death and the third highest of female premature death of all the regions in England

The rates for both male and females in Outer London are below the England average.

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

Adult ill-health by borough

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:32:01 +0000

The four boroughs with the highest proportion of working-age adults reporting a long-standing illness, according to the 2001 Census, were all located in the east of London: Islington, Hackney, Newham and Barking & Dagenham.
In 2008, these four boroughs had the highest proportion of working-age adults receiving Incapacity Benefit.

Adult ill health

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:30:32 +0000

London is slightly below the national average for limiting longstanding illness and risk of mental illness.

The proportion of adults who are obese is much lower in London (16%) compared with the England average (22%).

This section of the site examines ill health among working-age adults, using data on limiting long-standing illness, the risk of mental illness, and obesity

Infant deaths by borough

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:28:40 +0000

Areas with the highest rates of infant mortality are on the edges of Inner London.
The rates in Southwark and Newham – about seven deaths before the age of 12 months per 1,000 live births – are more than twice that in Richmond (3.1 per 1,000).

Child ill health

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:26:30 +0000

At 8%, the proportion of babies born underweight is the same in Inner and Outer London as the national average.

Infant mortality rates are the same as the national average: five deaths per 1,000 live births.

The Inner London rate of 11.7 pregnancies for every 1,000 girls aged between 13 and 15 is 50% higher than the national average of 7.7.

Intro (ill health)

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:22:58 +0000

On most measures of ill health among children, both Inner and Outer London are little or no different from the rest of the country. However, the rate of underage pregnancy in Inner London is 50% higher than the England average.

On most measures of ill health among working-age adults, London differs little from the England average. The proportion of adults with a limiting long-term illness is close to the national average, as is the proportion of adults at risk of mental illness. The proportion of adults in London who are obese is lower than the England average.

The proportion of the male population in Inner London who die before the age of 65 exceeds that in any other English region and is 20% higher than the England average. By contrast, the female rate is only slightly above average. Both male and female rates in Outer London are about the same as the England average.

Within London, health outcomes are by far the poorest in the Inner East & South. For example, the rate of premature death is highest in Tower Hamlets, Newham, Lambeth and Hackney. Three of the four boroughs with the highest rates of infant mortality are in the Inner East & South, as are three of the four boroughs with the highest rates of limiting illness.