Early deaths and inequalities reduce stalls inequalities increase y 1000 tila 900 tr The number of people o Poorest 20% 800 dying early is increasing. m er 700 uta 600 m s e 5 People are spending more r 7 500 p All Scotland r of their life in ill health. e d 400 e d s n i u d 300 r g a n Wealthiest 20% d o 200 n The gap in life expectancy a m t a s 100 between the poorest and e e t g a A r 0 the wealthiest is growing. 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 Source: National Records Scotland The burden of disease in Scotland is forecast to increase 21% by 2043 Two-thirds of this increase will be due to increases in: • Cardiovascular • Neurological • Cancers disease conditions Underinvestment in tackling the root causes of poverty has caused a backlog of harm – with £2.3 billion of health boards’ budgets directed at responding to the impacts of poverty.”