Inequalities

There are great differences in life expectancy, for example males in Manchester have a life expectancy almost eight and a half years less than males in East Dorset. The incidence of lung cancer among men and women in the most deprived areas is around twice that in the most affluent areas, and death rates are about two and a half times higher. Death rates from circulatory disease (coronary heart disease, stroke and related diseases) are over 25% higher in the North West than in the South East of England. Pakistani and Black Caribbean women are much more likely to have high blood pressure than women in the general population. In England and Wales, babies of mothers born in Pakistan have a death rate that is more than double the overall infant mortality rate. In England, the proportion of Bangladeshi men who smoke is over 50% higher than the national average, and the proportion of Chinese men who smoke is almost 40% lower. Women in routine occupations are twice as likely to be obese as women in professional occupations.

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