United Kingdom Health Statistics 2005 brings together up-to-date information on health and care for the United Kingdom and its constituent countries. It provides a ready reference for the comparison of key figures between the constituent countries, and between the United Kingdom as a whole and other nation states.
List of Tables
List of Figures and Maps
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Steering Group
Conventions and Symbols
PART 1 PEOPLE AND WORK
Population, Households, Socioeconomic Status, Qualifications and Economic Activity, Additional Notes
PART 2 PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
Fertility, Conceptions, Abortions, Birthweight, Infant and Perinatal Mortality, Congenital Anomalies, Additional Notes
PART 3 GENERAL HEALTH AND MORBIDITY
Self-assessed General Health, General Practice Consultations, Road Accident Casualties, Cancer, Health and Safety at Work, Communicable Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV Infection, Additional Notes
PART 4 HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIOUR
Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, Physical Activity, Food and Nutrition, Additional Notes
PART 5 PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE
Breastfeeding, Immunisation, Dental Health, Contraception, Cancer Screening, Additional Notes
PART 6 USE OF SERVICES
Hospital Activity, Prescriptions Dispensed, Children on Child Protection Registers, Additional Notes
PART 7 MORTALITY AND LIFE EXPECTANCY
Mortality, Life Expectancy, Additional Notes
PART 8 HEALTH AND CARE RESOURCES
Available Beds, Care Home Places, Health Sector Staff, Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services, Additional Notes
PART 9 HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Drinking and Bathing Water, Air Pollution, Additional Notes
PART 10 INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
Population, Fertility, Life Expectancy, Infant Mortality, Mortality by Cause, Self-assessed Health, Smoking, Obesity, Additional Notes
Appendix A : Topic Links with Other ONS Publications