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Showing posts with label Health Profile of England 2007. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health Profile of England 2007. Show all posts
Saturday, 18 October 2008
Health Profile of England 2007 - part 3
Slide of Charts.(high resolution)
- Chart 3.34: in 2003 England had 22.3% population with BMI>30 (obese) - the highest level in Europe.
- For Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, figures are based on health examinations, rather than self-reported information. Obesity estimates derived from health examinations are generally higher and more reliable than those coming from self-reports, because they preclude any misreporting of people's height and weight.
- Chart 3.35 & 3.36: Greece has double Englands fruit and vegetable consumption
- Greece: 422kg per person pa v. England 207kg per person pa.
Health Profile of England 2007 - part 2 - International Comparisons
source: pdf
Chart 3.2
The United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) Human
Development Index (HDI) is a
composite index measuring average
achievement in three basic dimensions
of human development
1. a long and healthy life (using life
expectancy at birth),
2. knowledge (aggregating the adult
literacy rate with the combined gross
enrolment ration for primary, secondary
and tertiary schools) and
3. a decent standard of living (using
GDP per capita).
Chart 3.2
The United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) Human
Development Index (HDI) is a
composite index measuring average
achievement in three basic dimensions
of human development
1. a long and healthy life (using life
expectancy at birth),
2. knowledge (aggregating the adult
literacy rate with the combined gross
enrolment ration for primary, secondary
and tertiary schools) and
3. a decent standard of living (using
GDP per capita).
Health Profile of England 2007 - part 1
web page, Statistics.gov.uk (pdf) and from snapshot (pdf).
The report shows recent improvements in a number of critical areas, e.g.:
• declining mortality rates in targeted killers (cancers, all circulatory diseases and suicides)
• increasing life expectancy, now at its highest ever level
• reducing infant mortality, now at its lowest ever level
However in some areas particular challenges remain to achieve and sustain progress, e.g.:
• rising rates of diabetes
Similarly for the determinants of health,
• although we are making improvements in some important areas, e.g.:
• the number of people who smoke
• quality of housing stock
• there are areas of concern, e.g.:
• increasing levels of obesity in adults and children
And even where we are seeing improvements, health inequalities are often present
• The report illustrates various geographical inequalities across the UK
International comparisons give a wider context presenting national progress in comparison to countries of the European Union (EU), or to the 15 countries that were members of the EU prior to 2004 (EU-15), e.g.:
• Premature mortality rates from the two biggest killers, circulatory diseases and cancer, are reducing faster in England than the average for the EU
• Death rates from motor vehicle traffic accidents in the United Kingdom are amongst the lowest in EU
• The prevalence of obesity in England is the highest in the EU
• Death rates for chronic liver disease and cirrhosis have risen markedly, particularly since the mid-1990s, and for females, latest data show England has risen above the EU-15 average
• The percentage of all live births to mothers under age 20 in the United Kingdom remains the highest when compared to other EU-15 countries.
4.8% males in 2003 had diabetes (Table 1.3)
26% males in 2005 ate 5 a day vegetables and fruit (Table 2D)
37% physically active males in 2005 (Table 2D).
22.1% obese adult males in 2005 (Table 2D).
What the Health Profile of England 2007 shows – the general picture
A general improvement in health outcomeThe report shows recent improvements in a number of critical areas, e.g.:
• declining mortality rates in targeted killers (cancers, all circulatory diseases and suicides)
• increasing life expectancy, now at its highest ever level
• reducing infant mortality, now at its lowest ever level
However in some areas particular challenges remain to achieve and sustain progress, e.g.:
• rising rates of diabetes
Similarly for the determinants of health,
• although we are making improvements in some important areas, e.g.:
• the number of people who smoke
• quality of housing stock
• there are areas of concern, e.g.:
• increasing levels of obesity in adults and children
And even where we are seeing improvements, health inequalities are often present
• The report illustrates various geographical inequalities across the UK
International comparisons give a wider context presenting national progress in comparison to countries of the European Union (EU), or to the 15 countries that were members of the EU prior to 2004 (EU-15), e.g.:
• Premature mortality rates from the two biggest killers, circulatory diseases and cancer, are reducing faster in England than the average for the EU
• Death rates from motor vehicle traffic accidents in the United Kingdom are amongst the lowest in EU
• The prevalence of obesity in England is the highest in the EU
• Death rates for chronic liver disease and cirrhosis have risen markedly, particularly since the mid-1990s, and for females, latest data show England has risen above the EU-15 average
• The percentage of all live births to mothers under age 20 in the United Kingdom remains the highest when compared to other EU-15 countries.
4.8% males in 2003 had diabetes (Table 1.3)
26% males in 2005 ate 5 a day vegetables and fruit (Table 2D)
37% physically active males in 2005 (Table 2D).
22.1% obese adult males in 2005 (Table 2D).
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