New official figures revealed a death rate in the most deprived neighbourhoods of 55.1 per 100,000 population, compared with 25.3 per 100,000 in the least deprived.
The research shows that in the most deprived areas of England, the death rate was 55.1 deaths per 100,000 population compared with 25.3 deaths per 100,000 population in the least deprived areas.
“People living in more deprived areas have experienced COVID-19 mortality rates more than double those living in less deprived areas,” he said, adding"general mortality rates are normally higher in more deprived areas, but so far COVID-19 appears to be taking them higher still”. Between March and April 17 2020, there were 90,232 deaths in England and Wales, with 20,283 of these deaths involving the coronavirus. The vast majority of these deaths are of older people.
Diana Johnson, the Labour MP for Kingston Upon Hull North, said that while she was very aware of the impact that deprivation had on life expectancy, the difference in COVID mortality rates was “shocking.” Johnson suggested that one factor likely to be driving the discrepancy in mortality rates may be existing health inequalities in poor communities.
Johnson suggested that the government should also consider the impact of deprivation alongside its inquiry into why coronavirus is disproportionately affecting black and ethnic minority communities in the UK. “Perhaps now [they need] to be widening that out and looking at deprivation as well,” she said.
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