Table 1

Descriptive statistics for CHD mortality and deprivation for English local authority areas 2001–2006 (LAs, n=354; wards, n=7927)

	Mean	SD	Min	Max	Total
Population
Men, all ages	69 000	46 000	12 000	481 000	24 200 000
Women, all ages	72 000	48 000	12 000	503 000	25 300 000
Men, <75 years	65 000	44 000	11 000	456 000	22 800 000
Women, <75 years	65 000	44 000	11 000	460 000	22 900 000
CHD deaths
Men, all ages	838	571	178	5950	294 953
Women, all ages	674	456	129	4524	237 086
Men, <75 years	364	283	63	2954	127 989
Women, <75 years	134	113	19	1134	47 328
Annual CHD mortality rate per 100 000
Men, all ages	164	26	105	237
Women, all ages	75	14	43	115
Men, <75 years	79	18	44	137
Women, <75 years	26	8	11	46
Wards per LA	23	7	9	48	7927
Deprivation measures
Absolute Carstairs Deprivation Score (LAs)	0.0	3.2	−5.6	12.2
Deprivation inequality (IQR of Carstairs scores of wards within LAs)	3.3	1.6	0.5	10.8