Signal A third of England's smokers from the two most deprived deciles

Summary

Explaining that overlapping vulnerabilities compound each other, the report uses smoking data as an example of how economic disparities are tied to health inequalities. In 2021, a third of smokers in England lived in the two most deprived deciles. That share had risen from 30% in 2017. Meanwhile the share of smokers from the least deprived deciles slipped from 12% to 11% over the same period. Alongside this, the report records that life expectancy fell most for people in the most deprived areas between 2018 and 2020, showing health risks concentrating in poorer places.