Rise in vulnerable women dying early in north-east England, report finds

Charities say the average age of women who die while accessing their services has fallen from 47 before 2020 to 37. Photograph: Alamy

A growing number of disadvantaged and vulnerable women living in one of the poorest parts of England are dying prematurely because public services are not meeting their needs, according to a report.

Research published on Monday calculates that in 2021, a woman in the north-east of England was 1.7 times more likely to die early as a result of suicide, addiction or domestic murder than women living in England and Wales as a whole.