Britain’s socially excluded ‘10 times more likely to die early’ [theguardian.com]

Britain’s most socially excluded groups are 10 times more likely to die early than the general population, according to analysis showing inequality is more pronounced than is documented. Its lead author said the disparity exposed “something toxic in our society”.

The findings, published in the Lancet and described as the most comprehensive assessment conducted into levels of mortality inequality, reveal women in socially excluded groups are 12 times more likely to die than other women of the same age, while men are eight times more likely.

Socially excluded groups have a mortality rate double that of US combat troops deployed during the Iraq insurgency between 2003 and 2006, according to the research carried out by University College London, the homeless health charity Pathway, and an international team of experts.

[For more on this story by Mark Townsend, go to https://www.theguardian.com/uk...x-workers-drug-users]