Scottish Government

Mortality rate from coronary heart disease among the under 75s in the most deprived areas.

Associated Targets

Reduce mortality from coronary heart disease among the under 75s in deprived areas.

Brief Description

The death rate from coronary heart disease ( CHD) of those aged under 75 years living in the most deprived 15% of areas in Scotland.

Strategic Objective(s) to Which Indicator Relates

This indicator informs progress in relation to the Healthier Strategic Objective.

More Detailed Definitions

Definitions of Keywords

Deaths from Coronary Heart Disease - defined using ICD10 codes: I20-I25.

Annual mortality rates age-standardised to the European Population ( EASR) per 100,000 population. [ECS1]

15% most deprived areas as defined by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation ( SIMD) 2009 for the 2009 figure and SIMD06 for all earlier periods.

Evidence Source

Data sources: General Register Office for Scotland ( GRO(S)) for deaths data; Scottish Government or SIMD.

GROS: http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/

SIMD: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/SIMD/

Unit of measurement: EASR per 100,000

Importance of reflecting drive to reduce inequality in Health outcomes - CHD is one of the most significant causes of premature mortality in deprived communities.

Baseline and Past Trends

Baseline value (2006):
110.2 per 100,000

Further data is available on Scotland Performs (2007 data published August 2008).

Methodology for Data Source

Administrative data on deaths from GROS.

Index of various data for SIMD.

Mortality rates are directly age-standardised to the European population.

Data Ownership and Quality Assurance

This is a National Statistics output.

Raw data are owned by GRO(S).

Publication of Data

Raw deaths data are published annually by GRO(S):

http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/vital-events/deaths/index.html

Data is supplied to the Scottish Government and ISD to calculate standardised rates for particular conditions.

Coronary Heart Disease statistics published annually by ISD:

http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/5761.html

Methodology for Recent Change Arrow on Scotland

This evaluation is based on: any difference within +/- 2% of last year's rate suggests that the position is more likely to be maintaining than showing any change. A decrease in the rate of 2% or more suggests the position is improving; whereas an increase of 2% or more suggests the position is worsening.