Socioeconomic differences

Walking CREW Heart Support GroupThe number of people dying from from cardiovascular disease (CVD), and coronary heart disease (CHD) varies across socioeconomic groups. 

Death rates in 2001/03  were all highest in the lowest socioeconomic group. The inequalities were more striking in women than men, with a CHD death rate in female workers with routine jobs five times higher than those with managerial or professional jobs.

While deaths from CHD have declined overall, there appears to have been no narrowing in the differences between the most deprived and least deprived groups for either men or women.

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More statistics on socioeconomic differences can be found in our publication Coronary Heart Disease Statistics 2010