Killer Facts
- Poor housing is linked to poor health; falls alone cost the NHS £7.26m a year
- The gap in health inequalities is increasing in 44 out of 70 Spearhead authortities (66% are in the North).
- The number of people with dementia in the North will increase 35% by 2021
- Over 65s will increase by 2 million by 2015, over 85s by 85% by 2031
- Life expectancy is lowest in the North East
- The North East has the highest percentage of people in fuel poverty
- The North West has the highest levels of drug misuse
- The North West has the highest levels of long term mental health needs
- The North West had the highest number of disability living allowance claimants in England
- All 3 regions have higher than average binge drinking adults and in the north west this is the primary reason for the gap in female life expectancy
- The North East and Yorkshire and Humber perform lower than average for healthy eating
- All 3 northern regions have higher than average teenage pregnancies
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The proportion of adults and children living in families receiving means-tested benefits is over twice as high in the North East than in the South East
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The social housing sectors in the North East and North West have the highest unemployment rates well above the national averages, and the highest proportion of households outside the labour market.