Measuring Inequalities in Jersey It’s not easy Strategic Public Health Unit
…an ongoing and ever changing process 1907 2015 Life Expectancy for males and females in Jersey, 1907 and 2015 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Males Females 1907 2015 Strategic Public Health Unit
…an ongoing and ever changing process 2015 main causes of death 1907 main causes of death Mental & External behavioural, causes- 8% accidents, Neoplasms All other suicides etc, (cancer), causes, 12% 7% All other 7% External causes, 13% [CATEGO causes- RY Circulato accidents, suicides etc, Digestive NAME], ry 3% diseases, [VALUE] diseases, 6% 25% Digestive diseases, 5% Infectiou Respiratory s & diseases, Respiratory Circulato 13% diseases, Parasitic ry 2% , 40% diseases, 25% Strategic Public Health Unit
Looking at inequalities in Jersey Health Variations reported in MOH report 2007 ‘Our Island, Our Health’ More recent work (2015-17) Strategic Public Health Unit
Influence of where you are born & live, socioeconomic factors, access to services Variation in tooth decay in Jersey Primary schools 2006 Children with a dentist had less active decay 20% Tow n 100% 90% 14% Parish 80% 70% 11% Private 60% Require Treatment 50% Children w ith a dentist 14% Sub-urban 40% 30% 20% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 10% % of children requiring dental treatment 0% Town catchment Parishes Private schools Strategic Public Health Unit
Influence of where you are born & live and socioeconomic factors 7% of the Jersey population in 2006 thought their housing conditions made their health worse 29% of those in ‘unsatisfactory’ accommodation reported higher anxiety & depression levels Strategic Public Health Unit
Social deprivation/inequality Strategic Public Health Unit
Health behaviours influenced by where you live and grow, socioeconomic influences Prevalence of 14-15 year olds drinking alcohol Prevalence of 14-15 year olds smoking in Jersey schools, 2005 regularly in Jersey schools , 2005 25% 25% 20% 20% 15% 15% 10% 10% 5% 5% 0% 0% E F C D H B G A School F School C School E School H School D e School G School B Jersey average School A g l l l l l l o o l l o o a o o o o o o o o o o o r o h h e h h h h h h c c v c c c c c c a S S S S S S S S y e s r e J Strategic Public Health Unit
Health related behaviours in schools The percentage of young people reporting drinking alcohol is similar across schools and has continued to decrease. It is lower than Guernsey and the UK. 52% of 12-13 year olds report never drinking. Up from 30% in 2010 Percentage of young people drinking alcohol in the 7 days prior to the survey Evidence of more risky drinking in some schools when compared with others Strategic Public Health Unit
Health related behaviour in schools ~12% 14/15 yr olds smoke – schools showed no sig differences from this average Are some diffs between schools - range 2% to 16% - but not significant More children smoking in schools which also reported higher levels of parents/carers smoking and someone smoking in a car or indoors. Strategic Public Health Unit
Health behaviours influenced by where you live and grow, socioeconomic influences Obesity in children 2015/16 Strategic Public Health Unit
Gender differences Men’s health 2014 Inequalities in health risks and in turn health outcomes are worse for men in Jersey compared with women. Strategic Public Health Unit
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