This report gives a brief overview of the health of the people of Lozells. Full data tables are

posted on the Birmingham Health and Wellbeing Partnership website here. For full

information on the calculations used to determine figures in this document, please refer to

the Technical Guidance. The sources of original data used for calculations in this report are

listed at the end of this document.

Throughout this document, where a priority neighbourhood average is referred to, this is the

combined figure for all 25 priority neighbourhoods and 6 clusters.

Key Points

Lozells has a young population compared to Birmingham overall

The area is made up of multicultural groups with high health needs

Life expectancy is worse than the Birmingham average, along with self reported

health status and long term limiting illnesses

Slightly more people die young in Lozells than Birmingham on average, mostly

from: accidents, suicide and injury undetermined and stroke

Mortality rates and admission rates are higher than the Birmingham average

Authors Department Leads

Andrew Baker Iris Fermín (Head of Information and Intelligence)

Mohan Singh Jim McManus (Joint Director of Public Health)

Irena Begaj

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Population Structure

Around 12,100 people live in Lozells; there are 100 men to every 100 women, which is close

to the Birmingham average of 97 men to every 100 women.1

Figure 1 - Population Structure of Birmingham and Neighbourhood 2008

Source: Birmingham Public Health Information Team

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Lozells has a much younger age structure than Birmingham on average. There is a larger

proportion of Lozells made up of all age groups under 40 but a lower proportion for all age

groups over 40 than the Birmingham average.

Health Clusters

Figure 2 - Map of Neighbourhood showing Health Clusters

Source: Birmingham Public Health Information Team, Cluster Summaries2

Lozells is made up of three main groups:

• Multicultural, mixed communities with crime and health problems

• Multicultural communities with heavy cardiovascular disease needs

• South Asian communities with high health needs

Life Expectancy

Figure 3 - Male Life Expectancy 2001 to 2008

Source: Birmingham Public Health Information Team

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Figure 4 - Female Life Expectancy 2001 to 2008

Source: Birmingham Public Health Information Team

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Figure 5 - All Person Life Expectancy 2001 to 2008

Source: Birmingham Public Health Information Team

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Life expectancy for Lozells has not changed much since 2001 but is now in a worse position

comparatively. It is lower than the priority neighbourhoods average and significantly lower

than the Birmingham average.

Male life expectancy has decreased slightly since 2001 and is now lower than the priority

neighbourhoods average and significantly lower than the Birmingham average.

Female life expectancy has increased slightly from 2001 but is actually in a worse position

compared to the priority neighbourhoods average and the Birmingham average.

Years of Life Lost

Years of life lost (YLL) is a measure of premature mortality (Under 75). Its primary purpose is to compare the relative importance of different causes of premature death within a particular population and it can therefore be used by health planners to define priorities for the prevention of such deaths. It can also be used to compare the premature mortality experience of different populations for a particular cause of death. The concept of YLL is to estimate the length of time a person would have lived had they not died prematurely. By including the age at which the death occurs, rather than just the fact of its occurrence, the calculation is an attempt to better quantify the burden, or impact, on society from the specified cause of mortality. Infant deaths are omitted, as they are mostly a result of causes specific to this age period and have different causes to deaths later in life. Figure 6 shows the values of years of life lost for multiple causes for Lozells, the priority neighbourhoods average and the Birmingham average. This is expressed as a rate per 10,000 population, which is shown as a number on the chart. These are then plotted to show the proportional contribution of this disease to the total, represented by the width of the bars. Figure 6 - Years of Life Lost (2006-2008)

Source: Birmingham Public Health Information Team

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Lozells has a higher proportion of years of life lost from accidents, suicide and injury

undetermined and stroke. The neighbourhood loses less lives proportionally overall from

chronic liver disease including cirrhosis, coronary heart disease, breast cancer and lung

cancer but a slightly higher proportion from other cancers.

Health Summary Table

Source: Birmingham Public Health Information Team

5 – Table Produced using West Midlands Public Health Observatory Spine Chart Creator

DSRs – Directly Standardised Rates above are expressed per 100,000 population, details in Technical Guidance.

The health of residents of Lozells is on the whole worse than the Birmingham average. This

encompasses a variety of lifestyle indicators, including self-reported long term limiting

illness, childhood obesity and smoking and alcohol use.

Mortality rates are higher, with smoking-attributable diseases and alcohol-attributable

diseases contribute the most to this. Admission rates are also higher, however overall

cancer is an exception to this.

Sources

1. Office for National Statistics (ONS) – Mid-Year Population Estimates 2008

2. Links to Cluster Summaries and Methodology may be found in the Technical

Guidance or from here

3. Life Expectancy data is derived from Mortality data and Population data; both

supplied by the Office for National Statistics, details are given in the Technical

Guidance

4. Years of Life Lost is calculated from Mortality data supplied by the Office for National

Statistics

5. Indicator Types used in Health Summary Table

Indicator Type Data Source Year

Life Expectancy ONS, Annual Mortality Extract

and Population Estimates 2006-2008

Self Reported Health / Long

Term Limiting Illness Census 2001

Childhood Obesity National Child Measurement

Programme 2006/07 – 2008/09

Low Birth Weight ONS Annual Births Data 2008

Admissions Hospital Episode Statistics / ONS

Population Estimates 2007/08

Mortality ONS, Annual Mortality Extract

and Population Estimates 2006-2008