This statistic displays the number of enterprises in residential care activities for the elderly and disabled from 2008 to 2022 in the United Kingdom (UK). In 2022 there were around 3.4 thousand enterprises in residential care activities for the elderly and disabled in the United Kingdom.

In 2022/23, the share of care recipients increased directly with age in the United Kingdom. During that year, 27 percent of individuals receiving some form of care were aged over 85 years. This statistic depicts the share of people receiving care in the United Kingdom in 202/2023, by age.

In 2023, according to those aged over 65 in the United Kingdom, staff shortages and poor NHS management were the main causes of health service strain. Around a third of respondents also pointed to a lack of capacity and increased demands from an aging population. In comparison, the same survey carried out on young people found they believed the main cause of strain on services was a lack of funding, and put a larger emphasis on the impact of Brexit and government policy.

According to a survey from 2022, more than half of people aged 65 or above in the United Kingdom were willing to use health apps, despite only around four percent being recommended to use them by healthcare professionals. The age groups that were most commonly recommended to use health apps by their physicans were those aged 18 to 24 years and 25 to 34 years, at least three quarters of whom showed willingness to use health apps.

This statistic displays the prevalence of diagnosed coronary heart disease (CHD) among those older than 55 years of age in England in 2018/19, by gender and age. CHD is more prevalent in men across all age groups. 12.5 percent of men aged 70 to 74 years had been diagnosed with CHD compared to 6.9 percent of women in the same age group.

According to a survey carried out in the United Kingdom in 2023, 54 percent of respondents thought the NHS was not very well prepared to meet the increasing health demands of an aging population. Furthermore, around a quarter felt the NHS was not at all prepared for the demands of an aging population. Only one percent of those surveyed believed the NHS was very well prepared.

Type 2 diabetes is a condition that affects the amount of sugar in a person’s bloodstream and causes it to become too high. This type of diabetes can be caused by risk factors such as obesity and inactivity and, as shown in this figure, type 2 diabetes is more common among older individuals. Between 2023 and 2024, of those registered with type 2 diabetes in England, 44.1 percent were aged between 40 and 64 years. Increasing prevalence of diabetes in England Between 2023 and 2024, there were over 3.5 million people in England who were registered as diabetics. The number of individuals registered with diabetes in England has increased year-on-year since 2008. The vast majority of those registered with diabetes in England are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, with over 3.5 million, while approximately 277 thousand living with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes medication By far the most used drug in England for the treatment of diabetes was metformin hydrochloride with over 24 million items used in 2022 alone. Additionally, already in 2018 approximately five percent of all prescribed drugs in primary care in England were for the treatment of diabetes. The share of prescribed diabetes drugs has steadily increased since 2005.

In 2023, there were 11,330 enterprises specialized in residential care in the UK, of which 10,140 were found in England. Nearly a third were residential care businesses dedicated to the elderly and disabled. Meanwhile less than a thousand were focused on residential care specialized in learning disabilities, mental health, and substance abuse.

This statistic displays the predicted annual telecare market revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018. The revenue generated from the telecare market in the UK is expected to increase by 10 million British pounds year-on-year from 2015 to 2018. The revenue generated in 2014 amounted to 245 million British pounds and is expected to increase to 290 million British pounds in 2018.

Telecare is a form of remote care offered to elderly individuals or individuals who are less physically able. This provision allows individuals to remain independent in their own homes but at the same time they are offered support through the implementation of remote assistance and sensors in their homes. It is hoped that telecare services will lead to improvements in the health of individuals and thereby reduce the number of visits to hospital emergency departments. The use of telecare health services in Europe is highest in the United Kingdom with 14 percent of individuals aged over 65 years using telecare services.

This statistic depicts the distribution of the adult population in the United Kingdom with cardiovascular conditions in 2018, by age. In this year, 65 percent of those aged 65 years and over were diagnosed with a cardiovascular condition.

In 2020, approximately 19 percent of respondents 65 years of age and older in the United Kingdom stated that they strongly agree that they always look for healthy food. In this age group almost two thirds of respondents agreed either slightly or strongly. Among those between 18 and 24 years of age overall agreement with this statement was the lowest of any age group.

In 2022, elderly care properties received the largest share of healthcare property investment in the United Kingdom (UK). About 61 percent of the 2.4 billion British pounds invested in the market were allocated to elderly care real estate.

In the United Kingdom (UK), it was estimated that 63 percent of people aged between 75 and 84 years were living with a musculoskeletal condition as of 2024, the highest prevalence rate across all age groups. In general, the prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions increases with age.

In 2022, the prime yields of healthcare properties in the United Kingdom were the lowest for primary care and elderly care homes. Meanwhile, adult supported living had the highest yield, ranging between 5.5 percent and six percent. Yields measure the return of investment and are influenced by multiple factors, such as investment costs, rent, rental growth, as well as availability and demand for an asset.

In England and Wales, the definition of suicide is a death with an underlying cause of intentional self-harm or an injury or poisoning with undetermined intent. In 2022, the age group with the highest rate of suicide was for those aged 50 to 54 years at 15.3 deaths per 100,000. The age groups 45 to 49 years with 14.5 deaths per 100,000 population had the second highest highest rate of suicides in the UK. Gender difference in suicides The suicide rate among men in England and Wales in 2022 was around three times higher than for women, the figures being 16.4 per 100,000 population for men compared to 5.4 for women. Although among both genders the suicide rate increased in 2021 compared to 2020. Mental health in the UK Over 53 thousand people in England were detained under the Mental Health Act in the period 2020/21. Alongside this, there has also been an increase in the number of workers in Great Britain suffering from stress, depression or anxiety. In 2022/23, around 875 thousand workers reported to be suffering from these work-related issues.

In 2020, approximately 40 men and 29 women per 100,000 population died as a result of pneumonia in England and Wales. In every year in the provided time interval the mortality rate was higher among men, although both genders have experienced a general decline in deaths from pneumonia. Regionally, the North West had the highest mortality rate for both genders.

Pneumonia risk groups

The age groups most at risk from pneumonia is undoubtedly the older age groups. In 2021, in England and Wales, pneumonia was the cause of death for approximately 6.2 thousand over 90 year olds, of which 3.6 thousand were women. Furthermore, around 3.5 thousand individuals aged between 80 and 89 years lost their lives due to pneumonia in 2021.

Prevalence of other lung diseases

In England and Wales in 2019, the mortality rate from bronchitis for men was around 57 per 100,000 population, while the rate for women was approximately 44. The mortality rate for bronchitis was higher than pneumonia, this is caused in part by the large decline in the mortality rate of pneumonia since the year 2000.

This statistic shows the deaths with pneumonia as an underlying cause in England and Wales in 2023, by age and gender. In this year, pneumonia was the underlying cause of over 4.6 thousand deaths for women aged 90 years and older.