Dementia-Related Mortality: a Statistical Anomaly for Health Inequalities in Wales (BBC News)

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary

Some unexpected patterns of health inequality in Wales. The possible reasons are unclear.

“ …decreased mortality for other conditions is leading to more people living longer and thus becoming at higher risk for developing dementia as age is a determining risk factor; this is particularly the case in more affluent areas”. Sue Phelps: Alzheimer’s Society Cymru.

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Reference

Study shows dementia is biggest killer in affluent areas. London: BBC Health News / BBC Wales News, November 2nd 2017.

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Reference

How does deprivation vary by leading cause of death? Fareham [Hampshire]: Office for National Statistics / ONS Digital, November 1st 2017.

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