Health profile of England 2007
On 22 October 2007, the Department of Health (DH) published a report (Health profile of England 2007) which finds:
- Increasing life expectancy, now at its highest ever level
- Mortality rates from cancers and circulatory diseases are declining
- Infant mortality has reduced and is now at its lowest ever level
- The number of people smoking is decreasing and the number of smoking attributable deaths is decreasing
- The quality of housing stock, an important health determinant, is improving
The Profile contains international comparisons and compares the health of England to that of the European Union:
- Early death from the two biggest killers, circulatory disease and cancer are reducing faster in England than the average for the EU
- Deaths from motor vehicle traffic accidents in the UK are amongst the lowest in the EU
Whilst the statistics show that there has been ongoing improvement in many aspects of the nation's health, the Health Profile also shows that there are some issues where progress is slow. Regional health inequalities still exist, and rates of obesity, diabetes and alcohol related hospital admissions are rising.
Health profile of England
