People living in areas of deprivation are four times more likely to report poor health or disabilities.
That’s according to a study from Pobail, which says the findings clearly demonstrate the need for disadvantaged areas to be addressed.
Data also found people living in the most disadvantaged areas are four and a half times more likely to report not having good health than those in affluent areas.
Co-Author of the report, Alana Ryan, says the health inequality gap starts at a very young age:
