Dr Gerry McCartney, head of the Public Health Observatory Division at NHS Health Scotland, and Dr Chik Collins, senior lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at the University of the West of Scotland, talk about health inequalities. Stephen Boyd, Assistant Secretary of the Scottish Trade Unions Congress, talks about how the Scottish economy works. The Whose Economy? seminars, organised by Oxfam Scotland and the University of the West of Scotland, brought together experts to look at recent changes in the Scottish economy and their impact on Scotland's most vulnerable communities. Held over winter and spring 2010-11 in Edinburgh, Inverness, Glasgow and Stirling, the series posed the question of what economy is being created in Scotland and, specifically, for whom? To find out more and view other Whose Economy? papers, presentations and videos visit: http://www.oxfamblogs.org/ukpovertypost/whose-economy-seminar-series-winter-2010-spring-2011/

1. Health inequalities in Scotland: looking beyond the blame game March 2011 Gerry McCartney Chik Collins

2. Health: the blame game

4. Historical international trends in life expectancy Data extracted from the Human Mortality Database for all available nations: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, East Germany, England & Wales, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, West Germany, Ukraine & USA.

5. Historical international trends in life expectancy Data extracted from the Human Mortality Database for all available nations: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, East Germany, England & Wales, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, West Germany, Ukraine & USA.

6. Higher overall mortality than comparable nations Data extracted from the Human Mortality Database for: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, England & Wales, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan & West Germany.

7. Higher overall mortality than comparable nations Scotland Data extracted from the Human Mortality Database for: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, England & Wales, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan & West Germany.

8. Higher overall mortality than comparable nations Data extracted from the Human Mortality Database for: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, England & Wales, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, West Germany & USA. USA Scotland

9. Higher overall mortality than comparable nations USA Slovenia Scotland Czech R. Poland Slovakia Hungary Estonia Bulgaria Lithuania Latvia Belarus Ukraine Russia Data extracted from the Human Mortality Database for: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, East Germany, England & Wales, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, West Germany, Ukraine & USA.

10. Higher overall mortality than comparable nations Portugal N. Ireland Scotland Data extracted from the Human Mortality Database for: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, East Germany, England & Wales, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, West Germany, Ukraine & USA.

11. Source: Alastair H Leyland, Ruth Dundas,Philip McLoone & F Andrew Boddy. Inequalities in mortality in Scotland 1981-2001. Glasgow, MRC SPHSU, 2007. Glasgow City Inverclyde West Dunbartonshire Dundee City Renfrewshire Eilean Siar North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire All cause death rates, men 0-64y, 2001

12. Each stop on the Argyll line travelling East represents a drop of 1.7 years in male life expectancy Jordanhill Charing Cross Hyndland Partick Anderston Exhibition Centre CENTRAL Argyll St. Bridgeton QUEEN STREET Govan Hillhead St George’s Cross Buchanan Street Life expectancy data refers to 2001-5 and was extracted from the GCPH community health and well-being profiles. Adapted from the SPT travel map by Gerry McCartney. Males - 75.8y Females - 83.1y St Enoch Males - 61.9y Females - 74.6y Ibrox Cessnock

14. Health inequalities are not inevitable… Ratio of standardised mortality ratios (0-64years), UK local authorities, 1921-2007 (Thomas, Dorling and Smith, 2010)

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