In England, men and women of any age in the most deprived group (worst 20%) are more than one and half times more likely to have CHD than those in the least deprived group (best 20%). For men aged under 75 the rate in the most deprived group is nearly twice that of men in the least deprived group. For women aged under 75 the most deprived group experience morbidity rates nearly two and a half times higher than the least deprived group.

All English local authorities have been classified as high or low deprivation and high or low CHD morbidity rates.  The resulting maps show that, for both sexes, areas of high morbidity and high deprivation tend to be found in urban areas (e.g. Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle), and in some rural areas in the North and South West. The geographic patterns in areas with high morbidity but low deprivation are not as clear as the patterns for mortality. There appears to be some grouping of these areas in the East of England for all age morbidity rates, but this pattern is not as apparent for under 75s.