Table 1.

Age-standardized CVD death rates (per 100 000) by sex, age group and ward deprivation quintile

	1982–86	1987–91	1992–96	1997–2001	2002–06	Absolute reduction between 1982–86 and 2002–06	Percentage reduction between 1982–86 and 2002–06 (%)
Men aged 30–64 years
Least deprived	214	164	127	96	72	142	66
Q2	242	193	146	111	85	157	65
Q3	265	209	165	127	102	163	62
Q4	297	244	194	156	125	172	58
Most deprived	357	309	261	216	180	177	50
Q5–Q1 difference	143	145	134	120	108	35
Q5/Q1 ratio	1.67	1.88	2.06	2.25	2.5
Women aged 30–64 years
Least deprived	69	54	42	34	26	43	62
Q2	80	64	51	41	31	49	61
Q3	90	72	59	48	37	53	59
Q4	109	89	74	60	47	62	57
Most deprived	140	123	105	90	71	69	49
Q5–Q1 difference	71	69	63	56	45	26
Q5/Q1 ratio	2.03	2.28	2.5	2.65	2.73
Men aged ≥65 years
Least deprived	3334	2927	2586	2104	1630	1704	51
Q2	3482	3085	2700	2208	1759	1723	49
Q3	3562	3160	2820	2317	1840	1722	48
Q4	3718	3294	2977	2468	1991	1727	46
Most deprived	3845	3497	3185	2752	2265	1580	41
Q5–Q1 difference	511	570	599	648	635	−124
Q5/Q1 ratio	1.15	1.19	1.23	1.31	1.39
Women aged ≥65 years
Least deprived	2848	2506	2242	1892	1582	1266	44
Q2	2958	2617	2321	1963	1675	1283	43
Q3	2959	2639	2369	2021	1727	1232	42
Q4	3114	2754	2469	2122	1809	1305	42
Most deprived	3163	2855	2585	2258	1985	1178	37
Q5–Q1 difference	315	349	343	366	403	−88
Q5/Q1 ratio	1.11	1.14	1.15	1.19	1.25