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Comparative deprivation index

The new Comparison of Public Health project involving South East England and Northern France is an "innovation first".

It involves devising an internationally comparative index of deprivation. This enables deprivation and disadvantage to be compared across national borders.

In addition, an index of market concentration is deployed to analyse how hospital and health care facilities are used by the local population.

Benefits

  • Greater understanding of the impact and distribution of health inequalities with an international dimension.
  • New ways to measure how health care is accessed and facilities serve populations.

Find out more

Visit our public health website to find out more.

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