Mortality Rates Among Boston Unsheltered Homeless Three Times Higher Than Sheltered Homeless

Mortality rates among unsheltered homeless in Boston, Massachusetts are almost three times higher than Massachusetts homeless who live in shelters. The standard mortality ratio (SMR) for homeless who are unsheltered was 9.8, while the mortality rate for homeless who live in shelters was 2.7.

These findings were reported in "Mortality Among Unsheltered Homeless Adults in Boston, Massachusetts, 2000-2009" by Jill S. Roncarati, Sc.D., M.P.H., PA-C; Travis P. Baggett, M.D., MPH; James J. O'Connell, M.D.; Stephen W. Hwang, M.D., M.P.H.; E. Francis Cook, Sc.D.; Nancy Krieger, Ph . . .