This report gives a brief overview of the health of the people of Winson Green, Brookfields

and West Summerfield. Full data tables are posted on the Birmingham Health and Wellbeing

Partnership website here. For full information on the calculations used to determine figures

in this document, please refer to the Technical Guidance. The sources of original data used

for calculations in this report are listed at the end of this document.

Throughout this document, where a priority neighbourhood average is referred to, this is the

combined figure for all 25 priority neighbourhoods and 6 clusters.

Key Points

Winson Green, Brookfields and West Summerfield has a young population

compared to Birmingham overall

The area is made up of a variety of community groups

Life expectancy is much worse than the Birmingham average, along with self

reported health status and long term limiting illnesses

A similar number of people die young in Winson Green, Brookfields and West

Summerfield to Birmingham on average. The main contributors in the

neighbourhood are: accidents and circulatory diseases

Mortality rates and admission rates are higher than the Birmingham average

Authors Department Leads

Andrew Baker Iris Fermín (Head of Information and Intelligence)

Mohan Singh Jim McManus (Joint Director of Public Health)

Irena Begaj

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Population Structure

Around 13,600 people live in Winson Green, Brookfields and West Summerfield; there are

107 men to every 100 women, which is close to the Birmingham average of 97 men to every

100 women.1

Figure 1 - Population Structure of Birmingham and Neighbourhood 2008

Source: Birmingham Public Health Information Team

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Winson Green, Brookfields and West Summerfield has a younger age structure than

Birmingham on average. A higher proportion of the population of Winson Green, Brookfields

and West Summerfield are in their twenties and thirties than Birmingham on average.

Health Clusters

Figure 2 - Map of Neighbourhood showing Health Clusters

Source: Birmingham Public Health Information Team, Cluster Summaries2

Winson Green, Brookfields and West Summerfield is quite a mixed area; it is made up of

four main groups of people:

• Multicultural communities with heavy cardiovascular disease needs

• Multicultural, mixed communities with crime and health problems

• Those on benefits dependency; with high numbers of alcohol attributable admissions

• Those living in semi-detached housing

Life Expectancy

Figure 3 - Male Life Expectancy 2001 to 2008

Source: Birmingham Public Health Information Team

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Figure 4 - Female Life Expectancy 2001 to 2008

Source: Birmingham Public Health Information Team

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Figure 5 - All Person Life Expectancy 2001 to 2008

Source: Birmingham Public Health Information Team

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Life expectancy for Winson Green, Brookfields and West Summerfield is significantly lower

than the Birmingham average and lower than the priority neighbourhoods average. The gap

has closed over the last few years.

Male life expectancy is significantly lower than the Birmingham average and lower than the

priority neighbourhoods average. The gap has closed over the last few years.

Female life expectancy is significantly lower than the Birmingham average and lower than

the priority neighbourhoods average. The gap has closed over the last few years.

Years of Life Lost

Years of life lost (YLL) is a measure of premature mortality (Under 75). Its primary purpose is to compare the relative importance of different causes of premature death within a particular population and it can therefore be used by health planners to define priorities for the prevention of such deaths. It can also be used to compare the premature mortality experience of different populations for a particular cause of death. The concept of YLL is to estimate the length of time a person would have lived had they not died prematurely. By including the age at which the death occurs, rather than just the fact of its occurrence, the calculation is an attempt to better quantify the burden, or impact, on society from the specified cause of mortality. Infant deaths are omitted, as they are mostly a result of causes specific to this age period and have different causes to deaths later in life. Figure 6 shows the values of years of life lost for multiple causes for Winson Green, Brookfields and West Summerfield, the priority neighbourhoods average and the Birmingham average. This is expressed as a rate per 10,000 population, which is shown as a number on the chart. These are then plotted to show the proportional contribution of this disease to the total, represented by the width of the bars. Figure 6 - Years of Life Lost (2006-2008)

Source: Birmingham Public Health Information Team

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Winson Green, Brookfields and West Summerfield has a higher proportion of years of life

lost from accidents and other circulatory diseases. The neighbourhood loses fewer lives

proportionally from all cancers and stroke.

Health Summary Table

Source: Birmingham Public Health Information Team

5 – Table Produced using West Midlands Public Health Observatory Spine Chart Creator

DSRs – Directly Standardised Rates above are expressed per 100,000 population, details in Technical Guidance.

The health of residents of Winson Green, Brookfields and West Summerfield is on the whole

much worse than the Birmingham average. This encompasses a variety of lifestyle

indicators, including self-reported health, long term limiting illness, childhood obesity and

smoking and alcohol use.

Mortality rates are higher, with circulatory diseases and coronary heart disease contributing

more than other diseases. Admission rates are also higher with the majority of diseases

having a significantly higher rate than the Birmingham average.

Sources

1. Office for National Statistics (ONS) – Mid-Year Population Estimates 2008

2. Links to Cluster Summaries and Methodology may be found in the Technical

Guidance or from here

3. Life Expectancy data is derived from Mortality data and Population data; both

supplied by the Office for National Statistics, details are given in the Technical

Guidance

4. Years of Life Lost is calculated from Mortality data supplied by the Office for National

Statistics

5. Indicator Types used in Health Summary Table

Indicator Type Data Source Year

Life Expectancy ONS, Annual Mortality Extract

and Population Estimates 2006-2008

Self Reported Health / Long

Term Limiting Illness Census 2001

Childhood Obesity National Child Measurement

Programme 2006/07 – 2008/09

Low Birth Weight ONS Annual Births Data 2008

Admissions Hospital Episode Statistics / ONS

Population Estimates 2007/08

Mortality ONS, Annual Mortality Extract

and Population Estimates 2006-2008