social issues 2 - health inequalities

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lifestyle choices, social class, age, gender

what is the single most preventable cause of ill health?

smoking

how many people in Scotland die due to smoking every year?

9000

what % of the most deprived scottish adults smoke and what % of the least deprived?

most deprived - 25%

least deprived - 7%

alcohol deaths in scotland are at their highest level in how many years?

14

alcohol deaths are how many times higher in poorer areas?

4x

what is the 2nd largest preventable cause of cancer?

obesity

only what % of children get their 5 a day?

8%

-?- cannot afford healthy food

1/3

healthy food is how many times more expensive calorie for calorie?

3x

how many houses suffer from damp?

10 million

as a result of dampness, children growing up in bad housing have up to what % higher risk of severe ill health?

25%

how many new cases of asthma are linked to dampness each year?

5000

how many years can poverty take off your life?

15

in winter 21/22, more than how many over 60s died?

170k

how much of all NHS spending is on the elderly?

2/5

what % of dementia sufferers are over the age of 65?

98%

in all social class groups, do men or women live longer?

women

what is the life expectancy in scotland for males and females?

men - 76

women - 81

women are how many times more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety?

3x

what is the biggest killer of men under 50?

suicide