Health Inequalities

Question 1

INTRODUCTION:
As of ____ it become official that Scotland had the lowest _____ in all of _____

Answer 1

1. April 2024
2. Life expectancy
3. Western Europe

Question 2

As of 2023, ASH Scotland reported that smoking…

Answer 2

Links to 30% of all lung cancer cases

Question 3

Where are smoking rates highest?

Answer 3

In deprived areas suggesting an intersectionality of poverty and ill health

Question 4

How many Scots die per week due to alcohol consumption?

Answer 4

40

Question 5

How much more likely are you to have ill health due to alcohol consumption in deprived areas compared to more affluent areas?

Answer 5

4X more likely in deprived areas

Question 6

In ____ there was ____ drug related deaths in Scotland.

Answer 6

1. 2023
2. 1197

Question 7

What percentage of drug related hospital admissions were from the ___% most deprived areas?

Answer 7

1. 54%
2. 10%

Question 8

1 in __ who are obese have cancer

Answer 8

20

Question 9

Unhealthy and fatty foods are often cheap while healthy foods are often more expensive?

Answer 9

True - this creates a link between poor diet and poverty

Question 10

__% of all suicides in Scotland and the UK are committed by males

Answer 10

75%

Question 11

How much lower is the life expectancy for males in poverty compared to the more affluent?

Answer 11

13.7 years lower

Question 12

How much more likely are black women to miscarry than white women

Answer 12

4X more likely

Question 13

According to the JRF what percentage of minority ethnic children live in poverty in Scotland?

Answer 13

48% - compared to 24% of all children.