Why Early Death Is Linked to Deprivation in England
· 1:55 · With Grace
Today, we’re looking at a comparison of early deaths in England—and what it can, and cannot, tell us about inequality.
Transcript
Vocabulary in this episode
- premature death
A Health Foundation analysis found that people in England’s most deprived areas had a much higher rate of premature death than people in its least deprived areas.
Death that happens earlier than is usual or expected.
- Premature death
Premature death here means dying before the age of 75.
In this report, it means dying before age 75.
- deprived areas
A Health Foundation analysis found that people in England’s most deprived areas had a much higher rate of premature death than people in its least deprived areas.
Areas where people have less money and fewer resources or opportunities.
- deprived areas
The reported rate was 815 deaths per 100,000 people in the most deprived areas, compared with 353 in the least deprived.
Areas where people have less money and fewer resources or opportunities.
- deprived areas
Put simply, the rate was about 2.3 times as high in the most deprived areas.
Areas where people have less money and fewer resources or opportunities.
- rate
A Health Foundation analysis found that people in England’s most deprived areas had a much higher rate of premature death than people in its least deprived areas.
The number of deaths compared with the population size.
- rate
The reported rate was 815 deaths per 100,000 people in the most deprived areas, compared with 353 in the least deprived.
The number of deaths for every 100,000 people.
- rate
Put simply, the rate was about 2.3 times as high in the most deprived areas.
The number of deaths compared with the population size.
- rate
But a rate is not a prediction about any one person, and a comparison by area cannot explain every reason behind the gap.
A number showing how often deaths occur in a group, not what will happen to one person.
- census
To make that comparison, the analysis used demographic information from the 2021 census and death records from March 2021 to December 2023.
An official count of the people in a country, with information about them.
- striking
It is a striking measure of unequal chances of dying before 75.
Very noticeable and likely to attract attention.
- scale
The analysis gives us a way to see the scale of the difference; understanding why it exists means looking beyond one number.
How large the difference is.