South Lakeland Health Improvement Plan - NHS Cumbria

Figure 29.3) Top five causes of mortality in the 65 and over male and femalepopulations of South Lakeland, 2006. Data source: Cumbria Intelligence ObservatoryMaleFemale5550%504540353025204.55.96.810%4540353025204.86.85.313.8151510522.410516.30PneumoniaBronchitisCancer of the trachea, broncus and lungCerebrovascular disease (Stroke)Ischaemic heart disease0SenilityPneumoniaOther heart diseaseCerebrovascular disease (Stroke)Ischaemic heart disease28.3. Number of Old People Living AloneIn general, older people who live alone are believed to be less happy andhave lower life satisfaction than those who live with others. They are morelikely to feel isolated, socially excluded and have difficulty in accessingservices. In England there are 2,939,465 old people of pensionable age wholive alone.When comparing the percentage of elderly people who live alone as apercentage of the total population of a district, South Lakeland has thegreatest proportion of elderly living alone (8%) of all districts in Cumbria.However, in order to take into account the fact that South Lakeland has alarger proportion of elderly people than other districts, it is more meaningful tocompare the proportion of people of pensionable age who live alone withother areas in Cumbria. This has been done in Figure 29.4 which showspredicted increases in the proportion of elderly people who will be living alone.South Lakeland Baseline Assessment 2009 59