Impact of Deprivation on Healthy Life Expectancy

Estimates of the impact of deprivation on Healthy life expectancy is currently under development by NRS which they plan to include in their next Healthy Life Expectancy publication (Healthy Life Expectancy, 2021-2023 – National Records of Scotland (NRS)).  

As mentioned above, health inequities can be measured through comparing the prevalence of health conditions and mortality, and behavioural risks to health such as smoking and drinking across different SIMD quintiles. The following section provides examples using a range of health related data to illustrate how differences in the levels of deprivation are associated with different health outcomes and use of health services.