The Scottish Government

Title

Mortality rate from coronary heart disease among the under 75s in the most deprived areas

National Indicator/Target

Reduce mortality from coronary heart disease among the under 75s in deprived areas.

Brief Description

The death rate from coronary heart disease ( CHD) of those aged under 75 years living in the most deprived 15% of areas in Scotland.

Strategic Objective(s) to Which Indicator Relates

This indicator informs progress in relation to the Healthier Strategic Objective.

More Detailed Definitions

Definitions of Keywords

Deaths from Coronary Heart Disease - defined using ICD10 codes: I20-I25

Annual mortality rates age-standardised to the European Population ( EASR) per 100,000 population

15% most deprived areas as defined by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation ( SIMD) 2006

Evidence Source

Data sources: General Register Office for Scotland ( GRO(S)) for deaths data; Scottish Government for SIMD

GROhttp://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/

SIMDhttp://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/SIMD/Overview

Unit of measurement: EASR per 100,000

Importance of reflecting drive to reduce inequality in Health outcomes - CHD is one of the most significant causes of premature mortality in deprived communities

Baseline and Past Trends

Chart: Under 75 deaths from CHD in the most deprived 15% areas (SIMD 2006); Rate per 100,000, European age-standardised

Source: Genertal Register Office for Scotland, Scottish Government for Scottsih Index of Multiple Deprivation

All figures provisional at present

Baseline, most recent, value (2006):
110.2 per 100,000

Previous values:
2002 - 135.8
2003 - 135.3
2004 - 123.8
2005 - 118.8

Methodology

Administrative data on deaths from GROS.

Index of various data for SIMD.

Mortality rates are directly age-standardised to the European population.

Data Ownership and Quality Assurance

This is a National Statistics output; data are owned by GRO(S).

Publication of Data

Raw deaths data are published annually by GRO(S)

http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/vital-events/index.html

Data is supplied to the Scottish Government and ISD to calculate standardised rates for particular conditions

EASR per 100,000 in the 15% most deprived areas not currently published