Summary
Recent data shows that people aged 10–25 in the poorest areas of the UK will die earlier than those in richer areas. It’s also predicted that people aged 10–14 living in the most deprived areas will live 18 more years in ill health than their peers in the least deprived areas. In this blog for The Health Foundation, Association for Young People's Health (AYPH) policy fellow Rachael McKeown outlines data recently published by AYPH that shows the scale and complexity of young people’s health inequalities, and the need for action.
The first comprehensive map of young people’s health inequalities in the UK (19 May 2022)
https://www.health.org.uk/news-and-comment/blogs/the-first-comprehensive-map-of-young-people-s-health-inequalities-in-the-uk
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