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Deprivation and health: A report by the National Public Health Service for Wales

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Authors: Health Information Analysis Team of the National Public Health Service for Wales

  • All Wales/National
  • Local authority

The purpose of this report is to highlight the relationship between
small area deprivation and health in Wales, using a large number of health indicators. The reason for doing this is to assist a wide
variety of organisations and individuals in Wales to take action to
improve the health of the most disadvantaged. Reducing inequality and disadvantage is a fundamental policy of the Welsh Assembly Government, as emphasised in Wales: A Better Country – The Strategic Agenda of the Welsh Assembly Government.

This report utilises a wide range of health indicators to demonstrate a substantial effect of deprivation on health, as emphasised by the ratio of health in the 20 percent most deprived electoral divisions compared with the 20 percent most affluent. This relationship is not the same for all diseases or conditions. The report should be a valuable source of information for all those hoping to tackle the major determinants and consequences of inequalities in health. The report contains data on the distribution of benefits, behavioural and physical health determinants, health status measures, illness and injury, use of health services, and deaths.

The report is available as a PDF file at both national and local authority level, and can be downloaded below.

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