From the financial year 2023 to 2024, approximately 42 percent of working age adults with a disability had a mobility impairment, this share increased to 69 percent in adults who were at the state pension age. This statistic displays the prevalence of individuals living with a disability in the United Kingdom in 2023/24, by impairment type and age group.

We asked UK consumers about "Prevalence of health conditions" and found that "Mental health conditions (e.g., burnout, depression, anxiety)" takes the top spot, while "Physical disabilities (e.g., cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, limb loss)" is at the other end of the ranking.These results are based on a representative online survey conducted in 2024 among 4,026 consumers in the UK.

Deaths covering Smoking only to 2019.

Rates of mortality involving cancers, cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease, dementia, diabetes, and respiratory diseases, by Census 2021 variables. Experimental Statistics.

A 2024 survey found that over half of individuals in Great Britain indicated that access to treatment and long waiting times were the biggest problem facing the national healthcare system. Access to treatment and/or long waiting times were also considered to be pressing issues. This statistic reveals the share of individuals who said select problems were the biggest facing the health care system in Great Britain in 2024.

• to provide annual data about the nation’s health;
• to estimate the proportion of people in England with specified health conditions;
• to estimate the prevalence of certain risk factors associated with these conditions;
• to examine differences between population subgroups in their likelihood of having specific conditions or risk factors;
• to assess the frequency with which particular combinations of risk factors are found, and which groups these combinations most commonly occur;
• to monitor progress towards selected health targets
• since 1995, to measure the height of children at different ages, replacing the National Study of Health and Growth;
• since 1995, monitor the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children.

The survey includes a number of core questions every year but also focuses on different health issues at each wave. Topics are revisited at appropriate intervals in order to monitor change.

Further information about the series may be found on the NHS Digital Health Survey for England; health, social care and lifestyles webpage, the NatCen Social Research NatCen Health Survey for England webpage and the University College London Health and Social Surveys Research Group UCL Health Survey for England webpage.

Changes to the HSE from 2015:
Users should note that from 2015 survey onwards, only the individual data file is available under standard End User Licence (EUL). The household data file is now only included in the Special Licence (SL) version, released from 2015 onwards. In addition, the SL individual file contains all the variables included in the HSE EUL dataset, plus others, including variables removed from the EUL version after the NHS Digital disclosure review. The SL HSE is subject to more restrictive access conditions than the EUL version (see Access information). Users are advised to obtain the EUL version to see if it meets their needs before considering an application for the SL version.

COVID-19 and the HSE:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the HSE 2020 survey was stopped in March 2020 and never re-started. There was no publication that year. The survey resumed in 2021, albeit with an amended methodology. The full HSE resumed in 2022, with an extended fieldwork period. Due to this, the decision was taken not to progress with the 2023 survey, to maximise the 2022 survey response and enable more robust reporting of data. See the NHS Digital Health Survey for England - Health, social care and lifestyles webpage for more details.

The HSE 2007 was designed to provide data at both national and regional level about the population living in private households in England. The sample comprised two components; the core (general population) sample and a boost sample of children aged 2-15. The core sample was designed to be representative of the population living in private households in England and should be used for analyses at the national level.

For the HSE core sample, all adults aged 16 years or older at each household were selected for the interview (up to a maximum of ten adults). However, a limit of two was placed on the number of interviews carried out with children aged 0-15. For households with three or more children, interviewers selected two children at random. At boost addresses interviewers screened for households containing at least one child aged 2-15 years. For households which included eligible children, up to two were selected by the interviewer for inclusion in the survey. Interviewing was conducted throughout the year to take account of seasonal differences.

For the second edition (April 2010), three new children's Body Mass Index (BMI) variables have been added to the individual data file (bmicat1, bmicat2, bmicat3). The original variables (bmicut1, bmicut2, bmicut3) are unreliable and should not be used. Further information is available in the documentation and on the Information Centre for Health and Social Care Health Survey for England web page.

Deaths due to suicide in England and the rate per 100,000 people by days since diagnosis, comparing patients with selected health conditions with matched controls. Includes Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) diagnosis and deaths that occurred between 1 January 2017 and 31 March 2020.

In April 2020, a survey of healthcare workers in the United Kingdom (UK) found that majority are worried about their personal health as well as the health of those they live with during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. 28 percent of healthcare workers reported to be very worried about their personal health, while 37 percent were very worried about the health of those in their household.

The latest number of cases in the UK can be found here. For further information about the coronavirus pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

The Health Survey for England series was designed to monitor trends in the nation's health; estimating the proportion of people in England who have specified health conditions, and the prevalence of risk factors and behaviours associated with these conditions. The surveys provide regular information about the public's health that cannot be obtained from other sources. Each survey in the series includes core questions, e.g. about smoking and alcohol, and core measurements such as blood pressure, height and weight, and analysis of blood and saliva samples. These trend tables focus on key health measures and health related behaviours for adults and children showing data for available years between 1993 and 2015. All surveys have covered the adult population aged 16 and over living in private households in England. Since 1995, the surveys have included children who live in households selected for the survey; children aged 2-15 were included from 1995, and infants under two years old were added in 2001. The achieved sample in 2015 contained 8,034 adults and 5,714 children. 5,378 adults and 1,297 children had a nurse visit.

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The Health Survey for England (HSE) is a series of surveys designed to monitor trends in the nation's health. It was commissioned by NHS Digital and carried out by the Joint Health Surveys Unit of the National Centre for Social Research and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London.
The aims of the HSE series are:

• to provide annual data about the nation’s health;
• to estimate the proportion of people in England with specified health conditions;
• to estimate the prevalence of certain risk factors associated with these conditions;
• to examine differences between population subgroups in their likelihood of having specific conditions or risk factors;
• to assess the frequency with which particular combinations of risk factors are found, and which groups these combinations most commonly occur;
• to monitor progress towards selected health targets
• since 1995, to measure the height of children at different ages, replacing the National Study of Health and Growth;
• since 1995, monitor the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children.

The survey includes a number of core questions every year but also focuses on different health issues at each wave. Topics are revisited at appropriate intervals in order to monitor change.

Further information about the series may be found on the NHS Digital Health Survey for England; health, social care and lifestyles webpage, the NatCen Social Research NatCen Health Survey for England webpage and the University College London Health and Social Surveys Research Group UCL Health Survey for England webpage.

Changes to the HSE from 2015:
Users should note that from 2015 survey onwards, only the individual data file is available under standard End User Licence (EUL). The household data file is now only included in the Special Licence (SL) version, released from 2015 onwards. In addition, the SL individual file contains all the variables included in the HSE EUL dataset, plus others, including variables removed from the EUL version after the NHS Digital disclosure review. The SL HSE is subject to more restrictive access conditions than the EUL version (see Access information). Users are advised to obtain the EUL version to see if it meets their needs before considering an application for the SL version.

COVID-19 and the HSE:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the HSE 2020 survey was stopped in March 2020 and never re-started. There was no publication that year. The survey resumed in 2021, albeit with an amended methodology. The full HSE resumed in 2022, with an extended fieldwork period. Due to this, the decision was taken not to progress with the 2023 survey, to maximise the 2022 survey response and enable more robust reporting of data. See the NHS Digital Health Survey for England - Health, social care and lifestyles webpage for more details.

The 2021 HSE included additional topics on physical activity, wellbeing (including loneliness), and gambling. The survey also provided updates on repeated core topics, including general health, long-standing illness, smoking and drinking.

Main Topics:

Core topics

• General health
• Longstanding illness
• Smoking
• Average weekly alcohol consumption
• Drinking (heaviest day in last week)
• Consent to data linkage (NHS central register, HES)
• Socio-economic information: sex, age, income, education, employment etc
• Prescribed medications (nurse)

Additional topics

• Social care receipt and provision
• Provision of unpaid care
• Dental health
• Use of GP and counselling services
• Eating disorders

Measurements

• Height and weight
• Blood pressure (nurse)
• Waist and hip circumference (nurse)
• Blood sample for cholesterol, glycated haemoglobin (nurse)
• Saliva sample (nurse)

Dataset population: Persons in households

Age

Age is derived from the date of birth question and is a person's age at their last birthday, at 27 March 2011. Dates of birth that imply an age over 115 are treated as invalid and the person's age is imputed. Infants less than one year old are classified as 0 years of age.

General health

General health is a self-assessment of a person's general state of health. People were asked to assess whether their health was very good, good, fair, bad or very bad.

For England and Wales, this assessment is not based on a person's health over any specified period of time.

For Northern Ireland, 'General health' refers to a person's health over the 12 months prior to Census day (27 March 2011).

Long-term health problem or disability

A long-term health problem or disability that limits a person's day-to-day activities and has lasted or is expected to last at least 12 months. This includes problems that are related to old age.

People were asked to assess whether their daily activities were limited a lot or a little by such a health problem, or whether their daily activities were not limited at all.

Sex

The classification of a person as either male or female.

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The Health Survey for England (HSE) is a series of surveys designed to monitor trends in the nation's health. It was commissioned by NHS Digital and carried out by the Joint Health Surveys Unit of the National Centre for Social Research and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London.
The aims of the HSE series are:

• to provide annual data about the nation's health;
• to estimate the proportion of people in England with specified health conditions;
• to estimate the prevalence of certain risk factors associated with these conditions;
• to examine differences between population subgroups in their likelihood of having specific conditions or risk factors;
• to assess the frequency with which particular combinations of risk factors are found, and which groups these combinations most commonly occur;
• to monitor progress towards selected health targets
• since 1995, to measure the height of children at different ages, replacing the National Study of Health and Growth;
• since 1995, monitor the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children.

The survey includes a number of core questions every year but also focuses on different health issues at each wave. Topics are revisited at appropriate intervals in order to monitor change.

Further information about the series may be found on the NHS Digital Health Survey for England; health, social care and lifestyles webpage, the NatCen Social Research NatCen Health Survey for England webpage and the University College London Health and Social Surveys Research Group UCL Health Survey for England webpage.

Changes to the HSE from 2015:
Users should note that from 2015 survey onwards, only the individual data file is available under standard End User Licence (EUL). The household data file is now only included in the Special Licence (SL) version, released from 2015 onwards. In addition, the SL individual file contains all the variables included in the HSE EUL dataset, plus others, including variables removed from the EUL version after the NHS Digital disclosure review. The SL version of the dataset contains variables with a higher disclosure risk or are more sensitive than those included in the EUL version and is subject to more restrictive access conditions (see Access information). Users are advised to obtain the EUL version to see if it meets their needs before considering an application for the SL version.

COVID-19 and the HSE:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the HSE 2020 survey was stopped in March 2020 and never re-started. There was no publication that year. The survey resumed in 2021, albeit with an amended methodology. The full HSE resumed in 2022, with an extended fieldwork period. Due to this, the decision was taken not to progress with the 2023 survey, to maximise the 2022 survey response and enable more robust reporting of data. See the NHS Digital Health Survey for England - Health, social care and lifestyles webpage for more details.

The EUL version of the HSE 2018 is held under SN 8961.

Main Topics:

Core topics:

• General health
• Longstanding illness
• Smoking
• Average weekly alcohol consumption
• Drinking (heaviest day in last week)
• Consent to data linkage (NHS central register, HES)
• Socio-economic information: sex, age, income, education, employment etc
• Prescribed medications (nurse)

Additional topics:

• Social care receipt
• Asthma
• Gambling

Measurements:

• Height and weight
• Blood pressure (nurse)
• Waist and hip circumference (nurse)
• Blood sample for cholesterol, glycated haemoglobin (nurse)
• Saliva sample (nurse)

In 2019, a survey of young people in the United Kingdom found that for 94 percent of those surveyed, their self-esteem was affected when they struggled with their mental health. In addition, 84 percent of respondents felt mental health problems affected both their relationships and their education.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Health Survey for England (HSE) is a series of surveys designed to monitor trends in the nation's health. It was commissioned by NHS Digital and carried out by the Joint Health Surveys Unit of the National Centre for Social Research and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London.The aims of the HSE series are:to provide annual data about the nation’s health;to estimate the proportion of people in England with specified health conditions;to estimate the prevalence of certain risk factors associated with these conditions;to examine differences between population subgroups in their likelihood of having specific conditions or risk factors;to assess the frequency with which particular combinations of risk factors are found, and which groups these combinations most commonly occur;to monitor progress towards selected health targetssince 1995, to measure the height of children at different ages, replacing the National Study of Health and Growth;since 1995, monitor the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children.The survey includes a number of core questions every year but also focuses on different health issues at each wave. Topics are revisited at appropriate intervals in order to monitor change. Further information about the series may be found on the NHS Digital Health Survey for England; health, social care and lifestyles webpage, the NatCen Social Research NatCen Health Survey for England webpage and the University College London Health and Social Surveys Research Group UCL Health Survey for England webpage. Changes to the HSE from 2015:Users should note that from 2015 survey onwards, only the individual data file is available under standard End User Licence (EUL). The household data file is now only included in the Special Licence (SL) version, released from 2015 onwards. In addition, the SL individual file contains all the variables included in the HSE EUL dataset, plus others, including variables removed from the EUL version after the NHS Digital disclosure review. The SL HSE is subject to more restrictive access conditions than the EUL version (see Access information). Users are advised to obtain the EUL version to see if it meets their needs before considering an application for the SL version. The Health Survey for England, 2004 (HSE 2004) was designed to provide data at both national and regional level about the population living in private households in England. The sample design of the 2004 survey had two parts: a general population sample that followed the same pattern as in previous years and a minority ethnic 'boost' sample (for the groups covered, see above). The general population sample was half the size of the usual sample. Up to ten adults and up to two children in each household were interviewed, and a nurse visit arranged for those participants in minority ethnic groups who consented. For the ethnic boost sample, all sampled addresses were fully screened and only informants from the specified minority ethnic groups were eligible for inclusion in the survey. Among these, up to four adults and three children were selected for interview. For informants from the specified minority ethnic groups (whether identified in the general population sample or the minority ethnic sample), an interview with each eligible person was followed by a nurse visit. Information was obtained directly from persons aged 13 and over. Information about children under 13 was obtained from a parent with the child present. The survey was conducted throughout the year to take into consideration seasonal differences. For the second edition (April 2010), three new children's Body Mass Index (BMI) variables have been added to the general population and ethnic boost data files (bmicat1, bmicat2, bmicat3). The original variables (bmicut, bmicut2, bmicut3) are unreliable and should not be used. Further information is available in the documentation and on the Information Centre for Health and Social Care Health Survey for England web page. Main Topics: The main focus of HSE 2004 for adults from minority ethnic backgrounds was cardiovascular disease (CVD) and related risk factors. In addition to the core HSE topics, a module on complementary therapies and alternative medicine was also included in the main individual questionnaire. At the nurse visit, questions were asked about prescribed medication, vitamin supplements and nicotine replacements. The nurse took the blood pressure of those aged five and over, measured lung function of those aged 7-15, and made waist and hip measurements for those aged 11 and over. Saliva samples were collected from 4-15 year olds and blood samples from those aged 11 and over, including fasting blood from those aged 16 and over. Blood and saliva samples were sent to a laboratory for analysis. Informants in the general population sample, unless they were members of the specified minority ethnic groups, were given a shortened version of the questionnaire covering core topics only. Standard MeasuresGeneral Health Questionnaire (GHQ12)EQ-5D Health State Multi-stage stratified random sample Face-to-face interview Self-completion Clinical measurements Physical measurements CAPI 2005 ACCIDENTS ACUPUNCTURE AGE ALCOHOL USE ALCOHOLIC DRINKS ANTHROPOMETRIC DATA ANXIETY ASIANS ATTITUDES BEDROOMS BLACK PEOPLE CARDIOVASCULAR DISE... CHILDREN CHIROPRACTIC CHRONIC ILLNESS CLINICAL TESTS AND ... CLUBS COMMUNITIES COMPLEMENTARY THERA... CONCENTRATION CONFECTIONERY CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES COOKING CULTURAL IDENTITY CULTURAL LIFE CYCLING DAIRY PRODUCTS DEBILITATIVE ILLNESS DEPRESSION DIABETES DIET AND EXERCISE DISABILITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EDIBLE FATS EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EMOTIONAL STATES EMPLOYEES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY ENGLISH LANGUAGE ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC MINORITIES EXERCISE PHYSICAL A... England FAMILIES FATHERS FOLK MEDICINE FOOD FRIENDS FRUIT FURNISHED ACCOMMODA... GARDENING GENDER General health and ... HAPPINESS HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD HEALTH HEALTH ADVICE HEALTH CONSULTATIONS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH SERVICES HEART DISEASES HEIGHT PHYSIOLOGY HERBAL MEDICINE HOMEOPATHY HORMONE REPLACEMENT... HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT... HOSPITALIZATION HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEWORK HOUSING TENURE HUMAN SETTLEMENT HYPNOTHERAPY Health care service... ILL HEALTH INDUSTRIES INFANTS INJURIES JOB HUNTING LANDLORDS LANGUAGES LEGUMES LOCAL COMMUNITY FAC... MARITAL STATUS MEAT MEDICAL DIETS MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONS MEDICINAL DRUGS MEDITATION MEMBERSHIP MENSTRUATION MENTAL HEALTH MILK MOTHERS MOTOR PROCESSES MOTOR VEHICLES MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM NATIONAL BACKGROUND NEIGHBOURS NURSES OCCUPATIONAL QUALIF... ORGANIZATIONS OSTEOPATHY PAIN PARENT RESPONSIBILITY PASSIVE SMOKING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE... PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES PHYSICIANS PLACE OF BIRTH PREGNANCY PRESERVED FOODS QUALIFICATIONS REFLEXOLOGY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RENTED ACCOMMODATION RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RESPIRATORY TRACT D... SAFETY EQUIPMENT SALT SAVOURY SNACKS SELF EMPLOYED SELF ESTEEM SMOKING SMOKING CESSATION SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL PARTICIPATION SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS SPORT STRESS PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPERVISORY STATUS SURGERY TIED HOUSING TOBACCO TOP MANAGEMENT TRUST UNFURNISHED ACCOMMO... VASCULAR DISEASES VEGETABLES VITAMINS WALKING WEIGHT PHYSIOLOGY YOUTH

Dataset population: Persons

Age

Age is derived from the date of birth question and is a person's age at their last birthday, at 27 March 2011. Dates of birth that imply an age over 115 are treated as invalid and the person's age is imputed. Infants less than one year old are classified as 0 years of age.

Long-term health problem or disability

A long-term health problem or disability that limits a person's day-to-day activities and has lasted or is expected to last at least 12 months. This includes problems that are related to old age.

People were asked to assess whether their daily activities were limited a lot or a little by such a health problem, or whether their daily activities were not limited at all.

Religion

This is a person's current religion, or if the person does not have a religion, 'No religion'. No determination is made about whether a person was a practicing member of a religion. Unlike other census questions where missing answers are imputed, this question was voluntary and where no answer was provided, the response is categorised as 'Not stated'.

Sex

The classification of a person as either male or female.

United Kingdom UK: Cause of Death: by Communicable Diseases & Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Conditions: % of Total data was reported at 7.700 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.000 % for 2015. United Kingdom UK: Cause of Death: by Communicable Diseases & Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Conditions: % of Total data is updated yearly, averaging 7.850 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.800 % in 2000 and a record low of 7.300 % in 2010. United Kingdom UK: Cause of Death: by Communicable Diseases & Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Conditions: % of Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.; ; Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.; Weighted average;

This report presents findings on the health and health-related behaviours of the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) population in England. These are analysed by age, sex and ethnicity. The data are based on a representative sample of adults, aged 16 and over, who participated in the Health Survey for England from 2011–2018. 2% of adults surveyed in 2011-2018 identified as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) The Health Survey for England series was designed to monitor trends in the health, and health related behaviours, of adults and children in England.

This statistic shows the health issues which girls in the United Kingdom, aged 11 to 21, identified as the most serious for young people in 2016. The largest share of respondents, with 34 percent, said supporting young people with their mental health was the most important.