East Londoners twice as likely to die of heart disease than in Westminster (UK)

Men and women are more likely to die of heart attack in London's deprived East End than anywhere else across the capital, shock figures reveal. Worst area for coronary disease is neighbouring Islington, closely followed by Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Barking & Dagenham where around 100 people in every 100,000 die. Hackney and The City showed 91 people dying, while Newham had 90 - way above the London average of 75 in every 100,000. It compares with just 36 in more affluent areas like Kensington & Chelsea, says the charity Heart UK. The wide variations means a man or woman is three times more likely to die of coronary disease in East London compared to the Royal Borough, or twice as likely compared to Westminster. Now a campaign has been set up by Heart UK with the US-based MSD private healthcare to highlight the geographical variation across London and the rest of the country