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Improving Health in Scotland - THE CHALLENGE
ANNEX A Recommended Indicators of Inequalities
Population Group | Indicator of Inequality |
Children | 1. Smoking during pregnancy |
2. Breastfeeding |
3. Dental health of children |
4. Low birthweight babies |
5. Emergency admissions |
6. Infant mortality |
Young People1 | 7. Emergency admissions |
8. Teenage pregnancies (females aged 13-15) |
9. Teenage pregnancies (females aged 13-19) |
10. Suicides among young people aged 10-24 |
Adults2 | 11. Diet |
12. Adult smoking |
13. Self-reported general health |
14. Self-reported limiting long-standing illness |
15. Obesity |
16. Mental health (GHQ12 scores) |
17. All cause mortality rate among people under 75 |
18. Mortality rates from coronary heart disease among people under 75 |
19. Mortality rates from cancer among people under 75 |
20. Life expectancy at birth |
Older People | 21. All cause mortality rate among people over 75 |
22. Mortality rates from coronary heart disease among people 75 and over |
23. Mortality rates from cancer among people 75 and over |
1 The number of indicators that it has been possible to identify for young people is quite small. This is because morbidity and mortality are relatively uncommon in this age group.
2 Unless otherwise stated, data for adults are for the age group 16-64 years.
Inequalities will be measured as the ratio between the 20 per cent living in the most deprived postcode sectors and the 20 per cent living in the most affluent postcode sectors as determined by the Carstairs deprivation index. Further developments will be made to the measurement of inequalities as new information, for example deprivation measures, become available.
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