PEOPLE in Wokingham are breathing easy after a new study shows it has the second lowest proportion of smokers in the country.
Research by health experts at Now Patient reveals there are just 108 smoking-related deaths per 100,000 residents.
Harrow recorded the fewest number of smoking-related deaths, with 103 deaths per 100,000 residents, whilst the 113 recorded deaths per 100,000 residents in Richmond upon Thames is the third lowest.
Scotland came out worse with Glasgow showing a whopping 509 deaths per 100,000 residents with Dundee recording 448 deaths, the second-highest total of any UK area. Seven of the top 10 UK areas with the highest smoking mortality rate are located in Scotland, none in Wales while only two English cities, Kingston upon Hull and Manchester feature.
A spokesperson for Now Patient said: “It appears that the residents here are very health-conscious as, alongside their low proportion of smokers, this area was recently revealed as being one of the healthiest areas in England and Wales.”
Now Patient is the UK’s first regulated digital health service that uses predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to offer proactive healthcare services.
