How are people in Havering?
The health of Havering residents is generally good: • Life expectancy is higher here than the average for England, and is continuing to rise. • The number of early deaths from cancer, heart disease and stroke has gone down in the last ten years, the same, or more than, the national average. However, there are things that NHS Havering wants to improve on: • There are inequalities within Havering, with people who live in the most prosperous parts of the borough having a higher life expectancy than those in the most deprived parts. • Cardiovascular (heart and blood vessels) Disease causes one in three of all deaths in Havering. • Many adults and children in Havering don’t get enough exercise. • Over half of Havering residents are overweight or obese. • The number of mothers in Havering who breastfeed their babies is lower than the national average. • In Havering, there is a high proportion of older people, which will rise steeply in the future. We also need to plan carefully for their nee
