This report gives a brief overview of the health of the people of Sparkhill North and Central.

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

Sparkhill North and Central has a young population compared to Birmingham

overall

The area is primarily made up of South Asian communities with high health needs

Life expectancy is similar to the Birmingham average. Low birth weight is worse

than the Birmingham average

Fewer people die young in Sparkhill North and Central than Birmingham on

average. The main contributors in the neighbourhood are: coronary heart disease

and cancers

Mortality rates are similar to the Birmingham average, whilst admission rates are

higher

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 16,000 people live in Sparkhill North and Central; there are 105 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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Sparkhill North and Central has a much younger age structure than Birmingham on average.

There is a much larger population of children and a much smaller population of older people

in Sparkhill North and Central than Birmingham on average.

Health Clusters

Figure 2 - Map of Neighbourhood showing Health Clusters

Source: Birmingham Public Health Information Team, Cluster Summaries2

Sparkhill North and Central is quite a mixed area; it is mostly made up of:

• South Asian communities with high health needs

The neighbourhood also contains groups of:

• Very mixed ethnicities with unhealthy lifestyles

• Those living in semi-detached housing

• Educated youths

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 Sparkhill North and Central has increased since 2001 and remains

slightly above the Birmingham average.

Male life expectancy has increased and remains above the Birmingham average.

Female life expectancy has increased slightly but the neighbourhood is now 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 Sparkhill North and Central, 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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Sparkhill North and Central has a higher proportion of years of life lost from coronary heart

disease and other cancers. The neighbourhood loses fewer lives proportionally from

accidents and chronic liver disease including cirrhosis. In the time period concerned there

were no deaths recorded from suicide and injury undetermined.

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 Sparkhill North and Central is on the whole similar to the

Birmingham average. However the percentage of low birth weights is significantly higher.

The percentage of residents reporting a long term limiting illness is actually significantly

lower than the Birmingham average but this could be as a result of the young age structure

in the neighbourhood.

Mortality rates are similar to the Birmingham average, whilst admission rates are higher.

Circulatory diseases, coronary heart disease and diabetes contribute the most to the high

admission rate. In contrast, all cancers and in particular breast cancer has a low admission

rate.

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