United Kingdom – Health Overview
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United Kingdom- A HEALTH OVERVIEW
Demographic and Socio-Economic Trends
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Total population (2007): 61,185,981
Female percentage of population (2007): 50.96
Age distribution (2007):
| Ages 0-14 | 17.6% |
| Ages 15-24 | 13.4% |
| Ages 25-49 | 35.1% |
| Ages 50-64 | 17.9% |
| Ages 65-79 | 11.5% |
| Age 80 and older | 4.5% |
Percentage of population over ages 0-14 (2004) :
- Female: 17.33%
- Male: 19.03%
Percentage of population over age 65 (2004):
- Female: 17.96%
- Male: 13.98%
BASIC HEALTH
Life expectancy from birth (2005):
- 81.1 years female
- 77.1 years male
Caesarean sections per 1000 live births (2004): 220.1
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births (2005): 8
Percentage using contraception (2006): 82%
EMPLOYMENT
Employment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 65.5%
- Male: 77.3%
Female employment rate:
- 2007 :63.1%
- 1997: 65.5%
Unemployment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female:4.9%
- Male: 5.5%
Average gross annual earnings of full-time employees in an enterprise with ten or more employees (2005):
- Female: 33,562.4
- Male: 46,518
LIFESTYLE
Percentage of population completed at least upper secondary education (2007): 73.3%
Marriage rate (2005): 5.23 per 1000 people
Divorce rate (2005): 2.6 per 1000 people
Health Issues
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Deaths from stroke ages 0-64 (2005):
- – Female: 1833
- – Male: 2316
CANCER
Cancer death rate per 100,000 (2005):
- – Female: 156.7
- – Male: 216.9
Cervical cancer rate per 100,000(2003):
- – Incidence: 9.19
- – Death: 2.81
Breast cancer rate per 100,000 (2003):
- – Incidence: 143.57
- – Death: 29.39
Women under 65 deaths from cancer (2005):
- – Stomach: 321
- – Colorectal: 1275
- – Lung: 3162
Age-standardized incidence rates of colorectal cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 34.8
- Male: 54.9
Age-standardized incidence rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 34.6
- Male: 57.1
Age-standardized mortality rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 31.07
- Male: 64.33
LIFESTYLE DISORDERS
Percentage binge drinking at least once a week:
- Female: 12%
- Male: 38%
Total alcohol consumption litres per capita (2003): 9.29
Number of cigarettes per person per year (2000): 1123.39
Percentage non-smokers (2003):
- Female:74.3%
- Male:72.3%
Percentage daily smokers:
- Female: 25.7%
- Male: 27.7%
Percentage overweight (2003):
- Female: 32.6%
- Male: 43.2%
Percentage obese (2003, self-reported):
- Female:23%
- Male: 22.2%
Low Energy Expenditure (2002):
- Female: 59.4%
- Male: 59.4%
MOBILITY DISORDERS
In progress
MENTAL HEALTH
In progress
SEXUAL HEALTH
In progress
CHRONIC DISABLING DISORDERS
In progress
HEALTHCARE
In progress
This resource has been compiled from a range of information to assist researchers by having a facility with all the necessary basic information in regard to health information in Europe and individual member countries.
This reseource has been assembled from information and data gathered from: Eurostat, WHO Europe Office and other sources.