Health in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,278 indicators covering health for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Deaths opioid overdoses by sex 1,192 2021 up 177.6% 4th Deaths from substance disorders who 7,423 2021 up 116.8% 7th Death rates substance disorders who 10.97 2021 up 103.4% 16th Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who 0.0256 2021 down 8.1% 8th Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who 2,006 2021 up 116.1% 6th Dengue fever deaths 0 2021 — 103rd Death rate from cardiovascular disease age standardized ghe 88.47 2021 down 18.5% 171st Deaths from cardiovascular disease type 1,024 2021 down 17.1% 22nd Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized 0.6032 2021 down 29.3% 143rd Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 3.66 2021 up 29.2% 177th Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 43.62 2021 down 23.8% 170th Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 150,199 2021 down 6.2% 20th Total disease burden who 20.95 million 2021 up 16.8% 25th Burden of disease who 31,145 2021 up 9.8% 127th Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 672.91 2021 up 46.9% 4th Respiratory infections death rate age group 2.66 2021 down 73.7% 85th Respiratory infection death rate who mdb 54.78 2021 up 204.7% 19th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 6.9% 2023 up 9.5% 106th Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage 69,281 Persons 2024 up 7.2% 7th Male female ratio suicides rates 3.29 2021 down 6.6% 96th Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 4,795 2021 down 46.1% 77th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 459 2021 down 83.8% 92nd Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 2,263 2021 down 39.2% 49th Share of women who are smoking 12.2 2022 down 44.8% 56th Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 15.9 2022 down 39.5% 138th Share of men who are smoking 15.9 2022 down 39.5% 138th Adults smoking 2007 2018 14 2022 down 42.1% 110th Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 104 2024 up 73.3% 71st Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 3.3% 2023 up 73.7% 75th Share healthy diet unaffordable 2.5 2024 down 21.9% 130th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 2,073 2021 down 31.6% 88th Causes of mortality 647,699 Deaths 2024 up 13.6% 8th Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 5.8 2014 up 5.5% 168th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.35 2014 up 3.5% 91st Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 7.7 2014 up 10.0% 113th Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 12 2024 down 97.0% 152nd Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 3 2015 down 91.9% 109th Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 16.97 2021 up 129.4% 104th Number of new leprosy cases 12 2024 up 200.0% 81st Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence 157 Cases 2024 down 44.3% 15th Pharmacists 9.52 2023 up 19.4% 30th Hospital beds by function of healthcare 2.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 down 10.6% 34th Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.83 2020 down 5.1% 121st 3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio 10 2020 up 4.9% 141st Low birth weight prevalence 6.8% 2020 down 5.6% 120th Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 92.0% 2025 down 3.2% 103rd Low birth weight number 46.3 2020 down 19.6% 45th Number of new hivaids infections who 1,700 2023 down 39.3% 60th Reported rabies deaths 0 2021 — 61st Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 3.50 million 2030 down 37.8% 31st 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 11.3 2022 up 16.5% 23rd Concentrations of fine particulate matter 8.3 2023 down 32.5% 163rd Death rate road traffic injuries 3.2 2019 down 13.5% 172nd New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 2,082 2022 down 27.4% 93rd Cholera case fatality rate 0 2016 — 37th Medical doctors not further defined 7,418 2023 up 1,420.1% 64th Constant stillbirth rate 2.48 2030 unchanged 180th ENAP target met stillbirth rate 2.07 2030 down 14.2% 183rd Stillbirth rate high-income country 2.07 2030 down 14.2% 183rd Stillbirths remain constant projection 1,687 2030 down 0.8% 82nd ← Previous Page 16 of 22 Next →