HIGH AND LOW SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS

BURDEN OF DISEASE

• People from low socioeconomic level groups have higher rates of cancer and diabetes ->burden of disease
• They are also more likely to have cardiovascular diseases and arthritis.
• A large influence of burden of disease of males and females, as well as population groups, is attributable to SES.
• Means that they live with chronic diseases and illnesses for a longer period.
• Mental health and depression are also a burden- caused by sense of uselessness

LIFE EXPECTANCY

• Lower socioeconomic groups experience reduced life expectancy and HALE
• Their HALE is far greater compared to people from high SES
• LOW SES: 78, HIGH SES: 81

MORBIDITY OF DISEASE

• Morbidity of disease is more prevalent amongst people in low socioeconomic groups
• Indicative of the determinants of health
• For example, the morbidity of cancers is more prominent compared to people from HIGH SES
• Personal ill health shows that LOW SES are likely to report having "fair" or "poor" health
• Whereas HIGH SES groups state their health is relatively "good" or "excellent"

MORTALITY

• Low SES groups experience high mortality rates, which agrees with the higher burden of disease
• 19% (males) and 12% (females) of the mortality burden is due to socioeconomic disadvantage
• Their mortality is also related to the low life expectancy of people from low SES

PREVALENCE

• People from low socioeconomic backgrounds have a higher prevalence in
• Cardiovascular disease, arthritis, mental health cases and respiratory diseases

PREVALENCE

• Low socioeconomic groups are more likely to have:
• Diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, mental health problems and respiratory diseases
• High socioeconomic groups have the above, but in decreased number of cases.