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Dudley Strategy for Tackling Health Inequalities 2010-15

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Standardised Rate per 100,000 Population1983-19851984-19861985-19871986-19881987-19891988-19901989-19911990-19921991-19931992-19941993-19951994-19961995-19971996-19981997-19991998-20001999-20012000-20022001-20032002-20042003-20052004-20062005-20072006-2008Mortality from causes directly related to alcoholMortality from alcohol can be accounted <strong>for</strong> by a number of different causes. Thealcohol specific diseases of alcoholic liver disease (cirrhosis), ethanol poisoning,chronic pancreatitis and alcoholic gastritis are the main contributors to chronic illhealth and premature mortality. The highest numbers of admissions to hospital aredue to mental and behavioural disorders associated with high levels of alcoholconsumption and in some cases combined with illegal substance misuse. Mortalitydue to suicides is also more common in this group.Between 1983 and 1993 <strong>Dudley</strong>‟s alcohol premature mortality rate was below theEngland average <strong>for</strong> both males and females. Since 1993 the premature mortalityrate <strong>for</strong> males has steadily increased. The mortality <strong>for</strong> males has been consistentlyhigher than females apart from 1990 to 1993 when female mortality exceeded that ofmales. From 2002 to 2007 the premature mortality rate was significantly higher thanthe England average, but <strong>for</strong> the last two years this rapid rate of increase seems tobe slowing, but the inequality gap between males and females has widened.Figure 3Directly Standardised Mortality Rates from Alcohol-Related Diseases by Year3-Year Rates, <strong>Dudley</strong>, Males & Females Aged Under 75, 1983-1985 to 2006-2008302520<strong>15</strong>1050Alcohol related hospital admissionsThe rate of alcohol related admissions to hospital is used as a proxy indicator <strong>for</strong> theamount of alcohol related harm there is in the community. The indicator is made upof alcohol specific causes and around twenty conditions where alcohol is an„attributable fraction‟ of those admissions. In 2002/03 <strong>Dudley</strong> was below the Englandand West Midlands average, but by 2005/06 the rate of admissions began to climbsteeply, placing <strong>Dudley</strong> as the 11 th highest in the region <strong>for</strong> alcohol related106

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