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THE CRISIS OF HOMELESSNESS IN THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
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CANADA is not alone among the rich industrialised countries facing a severe problem of homelessness. Its problems are mild, compared to the USA which has the worst homelessness crisis and the worst suffering on the streets of all the developed countries. Even the UK, which has a highly developed and effective social welfare system, is facing an acute crisis of homelessness.
• An estimated 320,000 people are homeless in the UK, according to research by Shelter – that is one in every 201 Brits and an increase of four per cent on last year's number.
• Nearly 9,000 people sleep rough on the streets of London every year. They come from every walk of life, and many of them want to find work.
• There were an estimated 597 deaths of homeless people in England and Wales in 2017, a figure that has increased by 24% over the last five years.
• Men made up 84% of deaths of homeless people in 2017.
• The mean age at death of homeless people was 44 years for men, 42 years for women and 44 years for all persons between 2013 and 2017; in comparison, in the general population of England and Wales in 2017, the mean age at death was 76 years for men and 81 years for women.
• Over half of all deaths of homeless people in 2017 were due to drug poisoning, liver disease or suicide; drug poisoning alone made up 32% of the total.
• London and the North West of England had the highest mortality of homeless people, both in numbers of deaths and per million population of the region.
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CANADA is not alone among the rich industrialised countries facing a severe problem of homelessness. Its problems are mild, compared to the USA which has the worst homelessness crisis and the worst suffering on the streets of all the developed countries. Even the UK, which has a highly developed and effective social welfare system, is facing an acute crisis of homelessness.
• An estimated 320,000 people are homeless in the UK, according to research by Shelter – that is one in every 201 Brits and an increase of four per cent on last year's number.
• Nearly 9,000 people sleep rough on the streets of London every year. They come from every walk of life, and many of them want to find work.
• There were an estimated 597 deaths of homeless people in England and Wales in 2017, a figure that has increased by 24% over the last five years.
• Men made up 84% of deaths of homeless people in 2017.
• The mean age at death of homeless people was 44 years for men, 42 years for women and 44 years for all persons between 2013 and 2017; in comparison, in the general population of England and Wales in 2017, the mean age at death was 76 years for men and 81 years for women.
• Over half of all deaths of homeless people in 2017 were due to drug poisoning, liver disease or suicide; drug poisoning alone made up 32% of the total.
• London and the North West of England had the highest mortality of homeless people, both in numbers of deaths and per million population of the region.
Bobby
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