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Sunday, March 07, 2004

Poorer Scottish men 'die younger'

BBC News Online
Men living in Scotland's most deprived areas can expect to die up to 10 years earlier than their average countrymen.
Life expectancy for men has increased by two years in the last decade apart for those in poverty hit places like Springburn and Shettleston in Glasgow.

Scottish Socialist Party national convener Tommy Sheridan used the figures to attack the executive's work on tackling poverty.
He said: "The fact that life expectancy is falling is further proof that current policies aimed at tackling poverty and the diet of our children are not working
"The executive must now face the fact that radical measures are needed to deal with the terrible problem of Scotland's health."