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Dudley Strategy for Tackling Health Inequalities 2010-15

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Standardised Rate per 100,00 populationPercentage of alcohol related harm hospital admissionsFigure 6:Percentage of Alcohol related harm hospital admissions by age and sex <strong>for</strong> <strong>Dudley</strong> residents 2008/0918%16%14%12%10%8%MalesFemales6%4%2%0%<strong>15</strong>-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+Age band (Years)Source: Secondary User Service (SUS) Hospital AdmissionsAdmissions to hospital increase steadily across the age ranges up to the age of 65-74. The 75+ shows a decline, indicating that a number of people will have died bythis age from alcohol related causes, or other diseases.Figure 7:Directly standardised alcohol related harm hospital admissions <strong>for</strong> <strong>Dudley</strong> 2008/09 by index of multipledeprivation (2007) national quintiles.3500300025002000<strong>15</strong>00100050001- Most deprived 2 3 4 5 - Least deprivedMales Females <strong>Dudley</strong> Males <strong>Dudley</strong> FemalesIMD 2007 QuintilesSource: Secondary User Service (SUS) Hospital Admissions.Department of Communities and Local Government Indices of Deprivation 2007109

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