Health in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,286 indicators covering health for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Crude birth rate 9.89 2024 down 17.6% 35th Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 92.0% 2025 — 71st International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 80 2025 — 25th Prevalence of underweight, weight for age 0.6% 2019 unchanged 93rd Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Crude mortality 9.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 6.1% 25th Health status - Regions — Crude mortality rate 9.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 6.1% 25th Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 0.174 2024 up 128.9% 108th Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 0 2024 down 100.0% 69th Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 12 2024 up 140.0% 80th New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0 2024 down 100.0% 69th GNI, Atlas method 3.42 trillion 2024 up 18.3% 2nd GNI per capita, Atlas method 49,470 2024 up 10.5% 17th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 11.28 million 2016 up 51.1% 2nd Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 6.18 million 2016 up 46.8% 2nd Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 5.10 million 2016 up 56.6% 2nd Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - females - historical 30.26 million 2016 down 14.8% 3rd Ipv1 number unvaccinated 55,929 2023 up 40.4% 51st Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - males - historical 26.95 million 2016 down 9.5% 3rd Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical 57.21 million 2016 down 12.4% 3rd Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients 8.38 million 2016 up 11.7% 3rd Hospital discharges by diagnosis, NUTS 2 region, in-patients and 4.71 million 2016 up 10.9% 3rd Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients 3.67 million 2016 up 12.7% 3rd Contraceptive prevalence, any method 76.1% 2012 down 13.2% 11th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 17,197 2016 up 39.6% 5th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 18,581 2016 up 36.4% 4th Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 — 3rd Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 15,772 2016 up 43.8% 5th Liver cancer death rate 4.19 2021 up 21.6% 55th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 12,770 2016 up 3.1% 20th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 515,677 2024 up 339.9% 9th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 14,168 2016 up 3.1% 18th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 11,331 2016 up 3.4% 21st Number of female leprosy new cases 2 2024 unchanged 83rd National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 8 2022 unchanged 1st Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 71.1% 2012 down 11.1% 10th Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 9,600 2014 down 4.0% 78th Number of new G2D leprosy cases 2 2024 up 100.0% 71st Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0.029 2024 up 90.8% 85th Public health expenditure share gdp 9.23 2025 up 18.6% 5th 3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women 10 2020 down 52.6% 139th Pancreatic cancer death rate 6.6 2021 down 3.0% 44th Brain and nervous system cancer death rate 3.82 2021 down 6.3% 35th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 15.43 2022 up 28.8% 11th Taxes as a % of price: total tax 83.7% 2022 up 4.5% 9th Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 16.7% 2022 unchanged 26th Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 16.5% 2022 unchanged 66th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 50.6% 2022 up 7.7% 24th Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 — 38th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 — 57th Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.0114 2023 down 16.8% 35th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 10.4 2022 up 24.4% 129th Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.1 2019 unchanged 79th Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 0.1% 2019 unchanged 80th Physical activity policies for activie societies 10 2023 unchanged 113th Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 down 50.0% 101st Midwifery personnel 33,163 2023 up 7.0% 10th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 417 2024 up 204.4% 42nd Personal remittances, paid 12.27 billion 2024 up 6.0% 10th Health care - Regions — Active physicians 2.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2019 up 12.2% 37th Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Active physicians 2.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2019 up 12.2% 37th ← Previous Page 18 of 22 Next →