The Glasgow Effect

• The Glasgow effect is excess mortality that cannot be accounted for simply by poverty and deprivation alone - it has an impact on everyone in the city.
• Glaswegians have a 30% higher risk of dying before they are 65 than people in comparable de-industrialised cities such as Liverpool and Manchester, and though they have a higher chance of dying prematurely if they are poor, deaths across all ages and social classes are 15% greater.