90 - Other digestive disorders
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 April 2023
Summary
This category includes a range of disorders affecting the digestive system.
See also Map 72 Pancreatic cancer, Map 74 Rectal cancer and Map 78 Stomach cancer.
The highest rates are found in and around Glasgow, with further clusters in the Manchester area. High rates are also found in the neighbourhoods of Nottingham New Basford, Birkenhead North-East and Liverpool Riverside North. The lowest rates are found in an arc stretching from north Wales, through the Marches and the south west of England across to the Home Counties.
The diseases in this category include diseases of the teeth and mouth, the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum, appendix, intestines, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder and pancreas.
The age–sex bar chart shows that younger people rarely die from these digestive disorders. Rates increase with age and are higher for older women aged 75 or above than for older men.
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- The Grim Reaper's Road MapAn Atlas of Mortality in Britain, pp. 182 - 183Publisher: Bristol University PressPrint publication year: 2008