United Kingdom Health Statistics 2005

by Office for National Statistics

• ISBN13: 9780230516670
• ISBN10: 023051667X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

United Kingdom Health Statistics 2005 brings together up-to-date information on health and care for the United Kingdom and its constituent countries. It provides a ready reference for the comparison of key figures between the constituent countries, and between the United Kingdom as a whole and other nation states.

Author Biography

The OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS (ONS) is the government department that provides UK statistical and registration services. ONS is responsible for producing a wide range of key economic and social statistics which are used by policy makers across government to create evidence-based policies and monitor performance against them. The Office also builds and maintains data sources both for itself and for its business and research customers. It makes statistics available so that everyone can easily assess the state of the nation, the performance of government, and their own position.

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures and Maps

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Steering Group

Conventions and Symbols

People And Work

Population, Households, Socioeconomic Status, Qualifications and Economic Activity, Additional Notes

Pregnancy And Childbirth

Fertility, Conceptions, Abortions, Birthweight, Infant and Perinatal Mortality, Congenital Anomalies, Additional Notes

General Health And Morbidity

Self-assessed General Health, General Practice Consultations, Road Accident Casualties, Cancer, Health and Safety at Work, Communicable Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV Infection, Additional Notes

Health-Related Behaviour

Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, Physical Activity, Food and Nutrition, Additional Notes

Preventive Healthcare

Breastfeeding, Immunisation, Dental Health, Contraception, Cancer Screening, Additional Notes

Use Of Services

Hospital Activity, Prescriptions Dispensed, Children on Child Protection Registers, Additional Notes

Mortality And Life Expectancy

Mortality, Life Expectancy, Additional Notes

Health And Care Resources

Available Beds, Care Home Places, Health Sector Staff, Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services, Additional Notes

Health And The Environment

Drinking and Bathing Water, Air Pollution, Additional Notes

International Comparisons

Population, Fertility, Life Expectancy, Infant Mortality, Mortality by Cause, Self-assessed Health, Smoking, Obesity, Additional Notes

Topic Links with Other ONS Publications

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