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Belfast Live
Health
Lauren Harte

NI council area top hotspot for high emergency admission and death rates for lung conditions

A Northern Ireland council area has some of the highest emergency admission and death rates for lung conditions in the UK.

That's according to analysis by leading lung charity Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland, which found that Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is also the third worst area for respiratory deaths in the UK.

People living in this area are amongst the most likely to be admitted to hospital in an emergency and die from their lung condition in the UK.

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