Deprivation and death

People who live in deprived areas are more likely to die in hospital than those living in affluent areas, a report from the National End of Life Intelligence Care Network (NEoLCIN) shows. As other research has demonstrated recently, numbers of people dying at home have continued to rise. And surveys continue to report a preference for dying at home. Authors of the NEoLCIN report stress that the variation is not entirely connected with cause of death or progression of illness: access to care is also important. The report also considers variations in age and cause of death, demonstrating that people in the most deprived quintile of the population are more likely to die before the age of 65 and from respiratory illness or smoking related cancers.