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Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 00:00
That is accodring to new national health profiles released by the NHS and Government today.
The profile also shows that on average men in Plymouth have a shorter life expectancy than in the rest of the UK and the death rate from smoking is higher here than in the rest of the country with smoking killing 470 people a year.
A high proportion of people in Plymouth rate their health as 'not good' and the rate of people claiming sickness benefits necause of mental health problems is above the national average.
Hospital admission for alcohol specific conditions is also above the national average.
The profile also shows, by ward, how areas compare in deprivation to the rest of the UK. Plymouth has areas that fall in both the least and most deprived categories.
Most of Devonport, all of St Peter and the Waterfront and parts of Peverell, Ham and St Budeaux are among the most income deprived areas of England.
At the other end of the scale parts of Budshead, Southway, Plympton and Plymstock are among the least income-deprived.
The profile shows Plymouth is significantly worse than the national average for income deprivation, homelessness, children in poverty, violent crime, healthy eating in adults, male life expectancy, deaths from smoking, heart disease and cancer, feeling in poor health, mental health, hospital stays due to alcohol, drug abuse, and children's tooth decay.
The city is significantly better than average in GCSE results, adult obesity, road injuries and deaths, diabetes and the rate of old people having hip fractures.
See the full profile here
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