What do people die of?

[emperor]

An interesting article from the BBC, including maps of cause of death, stratified by age, across the UK.

I think the interesting thing is what the reporter says right at the very end about what people actually die of, as opposed to what government policy thinks is a cause of death worth spending money on preventing.

Comments

[keirf.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but what can we do about transport? I mean, we can't ban cars - how are the thirty year olds going to drive to the hospital for their cancer treatment?

[yrieithydd.livejournal.com]

Reduce speed limits in urban areas to 20mph as 20's plenty for us is calling for?

[gayalondiel.livejournal.com]

IME speed limits do precious little to stop people driving however damn fast they like, unless there's heavy traffic in front of them.

[sigisgrim.livejournal.com]

A bundle of points on the licences of the people who ignore the limits will help. Education is what is needed; this is one of the things that 20's plenty for us is trying to do.

[gayalondiel.livejournal.com]

This would require actual police presence on the streets - but if it can be enacted, I'm all for it :)

[mhoulden.livejournal.com]

Jaywalking laws and being stricter about teaching the Green Cross Code? Getting people to pay attention when they cross the road might be a good place to start. There was this case in Leeds earlier this year where a girl was killed on a crossing on a particularly busy road when she stepped out before the lights changed, and this case where a man was run over by a bus at Leeds bus station. To get to where he was he would have had to walk past 2 signs that said "Buses only. No pedestrians. Go round to the main entrance"