Health in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

1,294 indicators covering health for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male 0.3% 2019 unchanged 84th
Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of 59.09 2023 up 11.7% 12th
Number reported cases of cholera 19 2016 down 61.2% 46th
Human Development Index 0.946 2023 up 1.6% 11th
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female 0.0% 2019 78th
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male 0.0% 2019 80th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 6.8% 2019 up 4.6% 27th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 6.3% 2019 down 6.0% 32nd
HPV immunization coverage estimates among primary target cohort (9-14) 70.0% 2025 down 20.5% 60th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female 0.5% 2019 unchanged 81st
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male 0.8% 2019 down 11.1% 81st
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 2.1% 2019 up 5.0% 82nd
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 1.8% 2019 down 5.3% 82nd
Pharmaceutical consumption 308.8 Defined daily dose per 1 000 inhabitants per day 2024 up 36.3% 12th
Life expectancy at birth oecd 81 2020 up 0.5% 23rd
Risk factors for health — Tobacco consumption 10 Cigarettes per smoker per day 2019 down 9.1% 18th
How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette 14 2022 down 12.5% 40th
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 7,850 2011 up 30.2% 68th
Number of reported cholera deaths 0 2016 37th
Physiotherapists 34,188 2023 up 31.8% 11th
Perceived health status 8.6 Percentage of population in the same age 2024 down 5.5% 9th
Health graduates 8,730 2019 up 6.3% 3rd
Health personnel 196,784 2019 up 19.5% 5th
Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine 78 2024 down 4.9% 17th
Generalist medical practitioners 54,581 2023 up 9.4% 10th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 85.7% 25th
New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 1,204 2012 76th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 116.7% 26th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 62.5% 30th
Average death rate due to natural disasters 0.164 2020 up 110.1% 83rd
Total number of notified TB cases 7,077 2014 down 6.7% 69th
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 1,734 2021 54th
Specialist medical practitioners 168,394 2023 up 35.7% 6th
Acute care — Acute myocardial infarction 30 day mortality 6.2 Per 100 admissions 2023 down 16.2% 7th
Acute care — Ischaemic stroke 30 day mortality 8.4 Per 100 admissions 2023 down 14.3% 7th
Acute care — Haemorrhagic stroke 30 day mortality 26.4 Per 100 admissions 2023 down 4.7% 4th
New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 1,547 2012 down 41.8% 17th
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 80.0% 2011 up 3.9% 97th
Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine 89 2024 unchanged 28th
How many health warnings are approved by the law for other smoked 14 2022 down 12.5% 42nd
Insufficiently active 79.91 2016 down 0.6% 105th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 85.7% 22nd
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 87.93 2021 75th
Contraceptive prevalence, any method 71.9% 2012 down 8.6% 3rd
Primary care — Congestive heart failure hospital admission 110 Per 100 000 inhabitants 2023 down 2.7% 26th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 62.5% 24th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 116.7% 23rd
Medical doctors 50.1% 2023 up 8.7% 39th
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 68.0% 2012 down 5.6% 4th
Retreatment cases: other 482 2012 up 134.0% 42nd
Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers 2.75 2021 down 2.2% 39th
Large household expenditures health 0.56 2020 up 27.3% 51st
Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc 2.36 2020 up 36.4% 58th
Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 27,200 2015 down 6.5% 24th
Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care 8.13 million 2019 up 1.2% 3rd
Hospital beds by hospital ownership 163,873 2019 down 19.4% 4th
Health graduates - historical data 8,730 2019 up 6.3% 3rd
Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit 200,642 2018 up 39.7% 3rd
Mortality by week 11,384 Deaths 2025 up 29.7% 4th
Preterm birth rate 8.05 2020 up 11.4% 44th