Green, M.A., Vickers, D.W. and Dorling, D. (2014) A neighbourhood level mortality classification of England and Wales, 2006-2009. Health and Place, 30. 196 - 204. ISSN 1873-2054
Abstract
The paper provides an overview of a neighbourhood level classification of mortality for England and Wales (2006–2009). Standardised mortality ratios for 63 causes of death were calculated for middle super output areas (weighted by prevalence). A k-means partitional method was used to classify the data. An eight cluster solution was found to best segment mortality patterns. Clusters mostly differentiated in terms of prevalence, however the importance of neurodegenerative diseases and causes related to unhealthy behaviours were important. The results describe a neighbourhood classification that can be an important tool to help inform policy development, resource allocation and targeting of services.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
---|---|
Authors/Creators: |
|
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Health & Place. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Classification; Cluster analysis; Mortality; Demography |
Dates: |
|
Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 Mar 2015 18:18 |
Last Modified: | 10 Oct 2017 21:55 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.09.01... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.09.011 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:84167 |