Scotland’s poorest people are 74 per cent more likely to die from cancer than the better off, a damning report has shown. Figures published yesterday by Public Health Scotland showed the huge inequality in deaths from the disease over the last decade.
The country’s most deprived areas had incidence rates that were 33 per cent higher than the least deprived areas, with mortality rates identified as 74 per cent higher for those with increased deprivation over the period 2012-2021.
Cancer remains the main cause of death in Scotland, with 16,438 deaths caused by the disease in 2021. Last night the figures were branded a “national scandal” by Labour’s health spokeswoman Jackie Baillie.
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