London: All-Cause Mortality

In London, there were 485,677 deaths from all causes over the study period (2000 - 2008). This figure consists of 237,624 male deaths and 248,053 female deaths and is based on data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Neighbourhoods with an excess of all-cause male and female mortality occur in the inner city and East London. Neighbourhoods with high deficits of all-cause mortality are concentrated in the North and North-West of London. These patterns closely match the geographical distribution of the city according to socio-economic characteristics, where social deprivation and excess mortality go hand in hand. Excess all-cause mortality of men is particularly clustered in inner London; while East London has a particularly high excess of female mortality. Areas with the highest excess of all-cause mortality in London are those with high concentrations of ethnic minorities.

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