Long-Term Monitoring of Health Inequalities
An annual report which summarises the long-term differences in health trends between the least and most deprived areas of Scotland.
All-cause mortality aged 15-44 years
Summary
- Inequalities have remained stable in absolute terms, but are widening in relative terms
Between 1997 and 2009, rates of death have been stable amongst those aged 15-44 years as a whole. Within this age group, rates of drug related deaths have doubled by over the same period (to around 440 deaths per year), rates of death from assault have stayed the same (around 50 deaths per year) and rates of death from suicide have dropped by 14% (to around 430 deaths per year). However, note that the relatively small numbers involved mean that comparison of numbers for single years should be interpreted with caution as there will be natural fluctuation from one year to the next.
Deaths amongst those aged 15-44 years are more common in deprived areas than in areas of low deprivation. In 2009, the all-cause mortality rate for adults aged 15-44 years in the most deprived decile was 238 compared to a rate of 42 in the least deprived decile. While inequalities have remained fairly stable in absolute terms over this period, they have increased in relative terms (as demonstrated by the RII, albeit with some fluctuation from one year to the next).
Inequalities gradient in the most recent year available
Relative Index of Inequality ( RII) over time
Absolute range over time
Scale / context
| Number of deaths | Target population size | Rate per 100,000 ( EASR) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2,436 | 2,158,030 | 112.0 |
| 1998 | 2,498 | 2,142,787 | 115.1 |
| 1999 | 2,507 | 2,129,794 | 115.6 |
| 2000 | 2,501 | 2,118,568 | 114.8 |
| 2001 | 2,509 | 2,111,242 | 114.9 |
| 2002 | 2,566 | 2,096,447 | 118.5 |
| 2003 | 2,461 | 2,087,978 | 113.3 |
| 2004 | 2,409 | 2,084,722 | 110.9 |
| 2005 | 2,305 | 2,081,858 | 105.5 |
| 2006 | 2,482 | 2,085,170 | 114.5 |
| 2007 1 | 2,461 | 2,086,427 | 114.2 |
| 2008 1 | 2,443 | 2,081,506 | 114.5 |
| 2009 | 2,389 | 2,075,639 | 112.0 |
1. The 2007 and 2008 data has been revised since the publication of the October 2010 report.
| Deaths from assault | Drug related deaths | Suicides | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | EASR per 100,000 | Number | EASR per 100,000 | Number | EASR per 100,000 | |
| 1997 | 56 | 2.6 | 196 | 9.1 | 518 | 23.7 |
| 1998 | 65 | 3.1 | 227 | 10.8 | 526 | 24.2 |
| 1999 | 86 | 4.0 | 274 | 13.2 | 529 | 24.6 |
| 2000 | 60 | 2.9 | 268 | 12.8 | 541 | 25.5 |
| 2001 | 63 | 3.0 | 288 | 13.8 | 531 | 24.9 |
| 2002 | 76 | 3.6 | 345 | 17.0 | 539 | 25.6 |
| 2003 | 71 | 3.4 | 281 | 13.7 | 456 | 21.5 |
| 2004 | 78 | 3.8 | 311 | 15.4 | 475 | 22.1 |
| 2005 | 50 | 2.4 | 277 | 13.2 | 436 | 20.7 |
| 2006 | 83 | 4.0 | 351 | 17.0 | 435 | 20.6 |
| 2007 1 | 54 | 2.6 | 392 | 18.9 | 453 | 21.6 |
| 2008 1 | 53 | 2.6 | 477 | 23.1 | 480 | 23.1 |
| 2009 | 47 | 2.3 | 436 | 21.0 | 432 | 20.6 |
| 2010 | 54 | 2.6 | 384 | 18.6 | 423 | 20.3 |
1. The 2007 and 2008 data has been revised since the publication of the October 2010 report.
There is a problem
Thanks for your feedback