The health and wellbeing of children and young people in London Dr Marilena Korkodilos, Deputy Director Specialist Public Health Services, PHE (London)
Aims • To provide a descriptive analysis of the health and wellbeing of children and young people living in London • To describe the economic case for investment in children and young people living in London 2
More than 2 million children 1 in 4 and young people live in London This is estimated to rise by 11% from 2012 to 2020 3
London children living in: Poverty 3 in 10 Poor housing 1 in 7 Overcrowding 1 in 4 4 mirror.co.uk
MIND THE GAP There are wide inequalities for children across London About 1 in 2 children in Tower Hamlets live in poverty, which is almost 5 times as high as Richmond upon Thames Overweight/obese Overweight/obese Infant mortality HPV immunisation children aged 4-5 children aged 10-11 5
Smoking The cost of 6 in 100 cessation smoking in women in programmes for pregnancy in London smoke pregnant women London is about at delivery, give a return of £25.3 million - which is about investment of 7:1 half that of £48.5 million England per year 6
In 2012 in London, 519 babies did not live to see their first birthday…. that is about 10 babies per week 7
Increasing breastfeeding could save £17 million annually in the UK by avoiding the costs of treating four acute diseases in infants England London Just under 9 in 10 87% 74% women initiate breastfeeding of women initiate of women initiate in London… breastfeeding breastfeeding however 2 of these women stop by 6-8 weeks 69% 48% of women continue of women continue breastfeeding at 6-8 breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks weeks 8
An estimated 1-2 out of every 1,000 children may be born with hearing loss, that’s about 134-246 babies in London every year 98% of Early interventions Better newborns are and treatments speech, screened for (hearing aids, language and hearing loss cochlear implants, social skills within 2 weeks sign language) of birth 9
Across London immunisation uptake rates are the lowest for England In 2012-13: 1 in 10 children living in London did not receive their third dose of DTaP/IPV/Hib at 12 months 1 in 5 children living in London did not receive their DTaP/IPV/Hib booster at 5 years 10
Tooth decay is the most common chronic disease in childhood….. although it is almost entirely preventable 3 in 10 5 year olds in London have tooth decay 11
Rates of childhood obesity are higher in London than the rest of England Nearly 1 in 4 children in London aged 4-5 years are overweight or obese Only 6 out of 10 children in London are a healthy weight when they start secondary school 12
An obese child in London is likely to cost around £31 a year in direct costs, which could rise to a total (direct and indirect) of £611 a year if they continue to be obese into adulthood The treatment costs of childhood obesity in London were between £30 million - £195 million in 2007-08 13
1 in 10 111,000 children aged 5-16 in London The impacts of have a clinically childhood psychiatric significant mental disorders cost London’s health problem education system approximately £200 million per year 14
The number of children with a mental health illness in a typical London school of 1,000 pupils: Significant mental health problem 100 Conduct disorder 58 Anxiety disorder 33 Severe depression 1 15
Every year, 24,455 children start smoking in London…that’s about 30x the capacity of the London Eye Nearly 90% of lifetime smoking is initiated between the ages of 10 and 20 years in the UK 16
Every £1 spent on young people’s drug and alcohol intervention brings a benefit of £5-£8 1 in 5 3 in 10 London pupils have London pupils have ever tried drugs ever drunk alcohol 17
About 3,500 girls aged 15-17 years in London become pregnant each year Between 1990-2012 teenage pregnancy in London reduced by about 50% For every £1 spent on contraception £11 is saved on other healthcare costs 18
London’s future http://vimeo.com/22688819 19
Title picture credits: Megan O’Flynn (2008) 20 Music credits: Royalty Free Music and Instrumental Songs (2012)
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