Local Authority Health Profile 2019

This profile gives a picture of people’s health in Redcar and Cleveland. It is designed to act as a ‘conversation starter’, to help local government and health services understand their community’s needs, so that they can work together to improve people’s health and reduce health inequalities.

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Health in summary

The health of people in Redcar and Cleveland is generally worse than the England average. Redcar and Cleveland is one of the 20% most deprived districts/unitary authorities in England and about 25.2% (6,080) children live in low income families. Life expectancy for both men and women is lower than the England average.

Health inequalities

Life expectancy is 11.0 years lower for men and 7.3 years lower for women in the most deprived areas of Redcar and Cleveland than in the least deprived areas.

Child health

In Year 6, 22.1% (328) of children are classified as obese. The rate for alcohol-specific hospital admissions among those under 18 is 55*, worse than the average for England. This represents 15 admissions per year. Levels of teenage pregnancy, GCSE attainment (average attainment 8 score), breastfeeding and smoking in pregnancy are worse than the England average.

Adult health

The rate for alcohol-related harm hospital admissions is 806*, worse than the average for England. This represents 1,100 admissions per year. The rate for self-harm hospital admissions is 287*, worse than the average for England. This represents 365 admissions per year. Estimated levels of excess weight in adults (aged 18+) are worse than the England average. The rates of new sexually transmitted infections, killed and seriously injured on roads and new cases of tuberculosis are better than the England average. The rates of under 75 mortality rate from cardiovascular diseases, under 75 mortality rate from cancer and employment (aged 16-64) are worse than the England average.

* rate per 100,000 population

Health summary for Redcar and Cleveland

Key

Significance compared to goal / England average:

compEng	compEng2	text1	text2
Significantly worse	Significantly lower	Increasing / Getting worse	Increasing / Getting better
Not significantly different	Significantly higher	Decreasing / Getting worse	Decreasing / Getting better
Significantly better	Significance not tested	Increasing	Decreasing
		Increasing (not significant)	Decreasing (not significant)
		Could not be calculated	No significant change

Life expectancy and causes of death

Indicator	Age	Period	Count	Value (Local)	Value (Region)	Value (England)
1 Life expectancy at birth (male)	All ages	2016 - 18	n/a	78.0	77.9	79.6
2 Life expectancy at birth (female)	All ages	2016 - 18	n/a	81.8	81.7	83.2
3 Under 75 mortality rate from all causes	<75 yrs	2016 - 18	1602	398.0	394.7	330.5
4 Mortality rate from all cardiovascular diseases	<75 yrs	2016 - 18	359	88.4	82.8	71.7
5 Mortality rate from cancer	<75 yrs	2016 - 18	630	153.3	152.6	132.3
6 Suicide rate	10+ yrs	2016 - 18	36	10.8	11.3	9.64

Injuries and ill health

Indicator	Age	Period	Count	Value (Local)	Value (Region)	Value (England)
7 Killed and seriously injured (KSI) rate on England’s roads	All ages	2016 - 18	104	25.5	35.3	42.6 $
8 Emergency hospital admission rate for intentional self-harm	All ages	2018/19	365	286.6	279.1	193.4
9 Emergency hospital admission rate for hip fractures	65+ yrs	2018/19	175	592.9	616.2	558.4
10 Percentage of cancer diagnosed at early stage	All ages	2017	376	55.0	52.4	52.2
11 Estimated diabetes diagnosis rate	17+ yrs	2018	n/a	81.7	82.5	78.0
12 Estimated dementia diagnosis rate	65+ yrs	2019	1295	71.1 *	75.2 *	68.7 *

Behavioural risk factors

Indicator	Age	Period	Count	Value (Local)	Value (Region)	Value (England)
13 Hospital admission rate for alcohol-specific conditions	<18 yrs	2016/17 - 18/19	45	54.6	60.0	31.6
14 Hospital admission rate for alcohol-related conditions	All ages	2018/19	1100	806.5	907.9	663.7
15 Smoking prevalence in adults	18+ yrs	2018	14773	13.5	16.0	14.4
16 Percentage of physically active adults	19+ yrs	2017/18	n/a	64.3	62.7	66.3
17 Percentage of adults classified as overweight or obese	18+ yrs	2017/18	n/a	72.5	66.5	62.0

Child health

Indicator	Age	Period	Count	Value (Local)	Value (Region)	Value (England)
18 Teenage conception rate	<18 yrs	2017	53	24.8	24.7	17.8
19 Percentage of smoking during pregnancy	All ages	2018/19	253	19.3	15.7 $	10.6
20 Percentage of breastfeeding initiation	All ages	2016/17	700	49.9	59.0	74.5
21 Infant mortality rate	<1 yr	2016 - 18	14	3.31	3.35	3.93
22 Year 6: Prevalence of obesity (including severe obesity)	10-11 yrs	2018/19	328	22.1	22.8	20.2

Inequalities

Indicator	Age	Period	Count	Value (Local)	Value (Region)	Value (England)	Change from previous
23 Deprivation score (IMD 2015)	All ages	2015	n/a	28.6	-	21.8
24 Smoking prevalence in adults in routine and manual occupations	18-64 yrs	2018	n/a	22.2	26.3	25.4

Wider determinants of health

Indicator	Age	Period	Count	Value (Local)	Value (Region)	Value (England)
25 Percentage of children in low income families	<16 yrs	2016	6080	25.2	22.6	17.0
26 Average GCSE attainment (average attainment 8 score)	15-16 yrs	2018/19	58734	43.5	44.9	46.9
27 Percentage of people in employment	16-64 yrs	2018/19	55600	68.9	71.1	75.6
28 Statutory homelessness rate - eligible homeless people not in priority need	Not applicable	2017/18	n/a	- ~	0.56	0.79
29 Violent crime - hospital admission rate for violence (including sexual violence)	All ages	2016/17 - 18/19	175	45.4	62.0	44.9

Health protection

Indicator	Age	Period	Count	Value (Local)	Value (Region)	Value (England)
30 Excess winter deaths index	All ages	Aug 2017 - Jul 2018	173	35.9	30.4	30.1
31 New STI diagnoses rate (exc chlamydia aged <25)	15-64 yrs	2018	414	499.3	639.7	850.6
32 TB incidence rate	All ages	2016 - 18	10	2.45	4.40	9.19

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Indicator value types

1,2 Life expectancy - years 3,4,5 Directly age-standardised rate per 100,000 population aged under 75 6 Directly age-standardised rate per 100,000 population aged 10 and over 7 Crude rate per 100,000 population 8 Directly age-standardised rate per 100,000 population 9 Directly age-standardised rate per 100,000 population aged 65 and over 10 Proportion - % of cancers diagnosed at stage 1 or 2 11 Proportion - % recorded diagnosis of diabetes as a proportion of the estimated number with diabetes 12 Proportion - % recorded diagnosis of dementia as a proportion of the estimated number with dementia 13 Crude rate per 100,000 population aged under 18 14 Directly age-standardised rate per 100,000 population 15,16,17 Proportion 18 Crude rate per 1,000 females aged 15 to 17 19,20 Proportion 21 Crude rate per 1,000 live births 22 Proportion 23 Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2015 score 24 Proportion 25,26 Slope index of inequality 27 Proportion 28 Mean average across 8 qualifications 29 Proportion 30 Crude rate per 1,000 households 31 Directly age-standardised rate per 100,000 population 32 Ratio of excess winter deaths to average of non-winter deaths 33 Crude rate per 100,000 population aged 15 to 64 (excluding Chlamydia) 34 Crude rate per 100,000 population

symbols	Data note
*	Value compared to a goal (see below)
~	Value suppressed for disclosure control due to small count
$	Aggregated from all known lower geography values

Thresholds for indicators that are compared against a goal

Indicator Name	Green	Amber	Red
12 Estimated dementia diagnosis rate (aged 65 and over)	>= 66.7% (significantly)	similar to 66.7%	< 66.7% (significantly)

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Redcar and Cleveland	Published on 03/03/2020
Area type: Unitary authority Region: North East