What do health inequities look like?

 Between countries: A child born in Lesotho can expect to live to the age of 51 while a child born in Japan can expect to live to 84. Under-5 mortality is more than eight times higher in Africa than in Europe, and developing countries account for 99% of the world’s maternal deaths. 

Within countries: Children from the poorest households are twice as likely to die before the age of 5 years than children from the richest households, while children in the poorest 20% of households are over four times more likely to experience severe mental health problems that those in the highest 20%. 

Between neighbourhoods: In Glasgow, male life expectancy ranges from 66.2 years in lessadvantaged parts of the city to 81.7 years in more advantaged areas. In London, when travelling east from Westminster on the city’s underground system, each stop represents a drop of nearly a year in life expectancy.