Number Of Estimated Homeless Deaths Rises By 22%

The number of people estimated to have died while homeless in 2018 increased by more than a fifth when compared with the previous year. Last year the government estimated there were 726 homeless deaths, which is the highest number since records began in 2013 and 22% higher than the 597 deaths recorded in 2017. The majority of homeless deaths in 2018 were among men, with 641 estimated male deaths (88%), compared with 85 female deaths. The mean age of death was 45 for men and 43 for women in 2018, compared with a national average age of 76 for men and 81 for women. Read more on Inside Housing.

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