Area: Canterbury CD

KEYNOTES: The health of people in Canterbury is generally good. Many indicators are better than the England average, including the rate of road injury and death, hospital stays due to alcohol related harm and healthy eating in adults. However, smoking in pregnancy, breast feeding and excess winter deaths are worse than average.
There are health inequalities within Canterbury. For example, life expectancy for women living in the most deprived areas is more than 8 years lower than for those in the least deprived areas.
Over the last ten years the rates of deaths from all causes combined, and of early deaths from heart disease and stroke and from cancer have improved; the rates are now similar to the England average.
Levels of physical activity in children, childhood obesity, children's tooth decay and teenage pregnancy are all better than the England average.
The rate of death due to smoking is lower than the England average. However, an estimated 23% of adults still smoke and smoking accounts for over 250 adult deaths in Canterbury every year.
The Kent Local Area Agreement has prioritised tackling all age all cause mortality and achieving independence for older people through rehabilitation/intermediate care over the next three years.
For further information on the health of this area refer to the Director of Public Health Annual Report, at www.eastcoastkentpct.nhs.uk

KEYNOTES_BULLET1: The health of people in Canterbury is generally good. Many indicators are better than the England average, including the rate of road injury and death, hospital stays due to alcohol related harm and healthy eating in adults. However, smoking in pregnancy, breast feeding and excess winter deaths are worse than average.

KEYNOTES_BULLET2: There are health inequalities within Canterbury. For example, life expectancy for women living in the most deprived areas is more than 8 years lower than for those in the least deprived areas.

KEYNOTES_BULLET3: Over the last ten years the rates of deaths from all causes combined, and of early deaths from heart disease and stroke and from cancer have improved; the rates are now similar to the England average.

KEYNOTES_BULLET4: Levels of physical activity in children, childhood obesity, children's tooth decay and teenage pregnancy are all better than the England average.

KEYNOTES_BULLET5: The rate of death due to smoking is lower than the England average. However, an estimated 23% of adults still smoke and smoking accounts for over 250 adult deaths in Canterbury every year.

KEYNOTES_BULLET6: The Kent Local Area Agreement has prioritised tackling all age all cause mortality and achieving independence for older people through rehabilitation/intermediate care over the next three years.

KEYNOTES_BULLET7: For further information on the health of this area refer to the Director of Public Health Annual Report, at www.eastcoastkentpct.nhs.uk

Region_ID: Q37

REGION_NAME: South East Coast SHA

XCOORD: 615553

YCOORD: 158155

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