Area: Worcester CD

KEYNOTES: The health of the people of Worcester is similar to the England average. However rates of hospital stay for alcohol related harm and teenage pregnancy are higher than the England average.
Men from the least deprived areas can expect to live over 9 years longer than those in the most deprived areas, whilst women in the least deprived areas can expect to live 5 years longer. Overall life expectancy is close to the England average.
Early death rates from heart disease and stroke and from cancer have fallen and remain close to the England average rates which have also fallen.
Levels of deprivation and child poverty are better than the England average but violent crime is worse.
Children's tooth decay is less than the England average.
Physical activity in children is better than the England average.
Rates of road injury and death are better than the England average.
Priorities for Worcester are to promote sexual health and reduce teenage pregnancies, to further reduce smoking and smoking related deaths and to continue reducing obesity in adults and children.
Further information can be found in the report of the Director of Public Health for Worcestershire at www.worcspct.nhs.uk

KEYNOTES_BULLET1: The health of the people of Worcester is similar to the England average. However rates of hospital stay for alcohol related harm and teenage pregnancy are higher than the England average.

KEYNOTES_BULLET2: Men from the least deprived areas can expect to live over 9 years longer than those in the most deprived areas, whilst women in the least deprived areas can expect to live 5 years longer. Overall life expectancy is close to the England average.

KEYNOTES_BULLET3: Early death rates from heart disease and stroke and from cancer have fallen and remain close to the England average rates which have also fallen.

KEYNOTES_BULLET4: Levels of deprivation and child poverty are better than the England average but violent crime is worse.

KEYNOTES_BULLET5: Children's tooth decay is less than the England average.

KEYNOTES_BULLET6: Physical activity in children is better than the England average.

KEYNOTES_BULLET7: Rates of road injury and death are better than the England average.

KEYNOTES_BULLET8: Priorities for Worcester are to promote sexual health and reduce teenage pregnancies, to further reduce smoking and smoking related deaths and to continue reducing obesity in adults and children.

KEYNOTES_BULLET9: Further information can be found in the report of the Director of Public Health for Worcestershire at www.worcspct.nhs.uk

Region_ID: F

REGION_NAME: West Midlands

XCOORD: 385725

YCOORD: 255387