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Inequality in the provision of unpaid care in England and Wales
16-May-2013Investigates the provision of unpaid care by males and females in England and Wales in 2011, and how this varied by age, region and economic activity
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Video Summary: Inequality in the provision of unpaid care in England and Wales
16-May-2013This video summary describes the provision of unpaid care by males and females in England and Wales during 2011 and how this varied with age, general health status and economic activity across English regions and Wales. This accompanies a short story and infographic.
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Brain cancer rates have risen by a quarter over the past three decades
26-Apr-2013Deaths have increased over the same period but so has survival
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Bowel cancer rates in England have risen since 1971
28-Mar-2013Mortality rates fall and survival estimates improve during same period
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Smoking among adults has declined by half since 1974
28-Mar-2013The proportion of adults who smoke cigarettes has fallen significantly over the last four decades. In 1974, 45% of the population aged 16 and older were cigarette smokers compared with 20% in 2011, according to data from the General Lifestyle Survey (GLF), formerly known as the General Household Survey (GHS).
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Video Summary: Unpaid Care in England and Wales
15-Feb-2013This is a short video about the provision of Unpaid Care in England and Wales.
Latest Summaries
Latest Publications
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Avoidable mortality in England and Wales, 2011
22-May-2013This bulletin presents mortality figures for causes of death that are considered avoidable in the presence of timely and effective healthcare or public health interventions (avoidable mortality). Figures are presented for England and Wales and the regions of England for the period 2001–2011. Trends in mortality by causes considered preventable (preventable mortality) or amenable to healthcare (amenable mortality), which are subsets of total avoidable mortality are also presented.
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Geographic Patterns of Cancer Survival in England: Patients followed up to 2011
18-Apr-2013This bulletin presents estimates of age-standardised one- and five-year net survival for adults diagnosed with one of eight cancers in England during 2004–2006 and followed up to 2011. Annual trends in unstandardised net survival during 2002–2006 are also presented. Results are presented by Region, Strategic Health Authority, Cancer Network and by sex.
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An overview of 40 years of data (General Lifestyle Survey Overview - a report on the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey)
07-Mar-2013The 2011 General Lifestyle Survey Overview report marks 40 years of results from a continuous household survey. The survey has monitored changes in the demographic, social and economic characteristics of households, families and people in Great Britain. These are some of the key changes measured by the survey during this time.
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Chapter 1 - Smoking (General Lifestyle Survey Overview - a report on the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey)
07-Mar-2013Data on smoking taken from the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey including questions on cigarette consumption, type of cigarette smoked, how old respondents were when they started smoking, and dependence on cigarettes.
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Chapter 2 - Drinking (General Lifestyle Survey Overview - a report on the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey)
07-Mar-2013Data on drinking taken from the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey on recent trends over time in drinking behaviour and detailed data for the 2011 survey year.
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Chapter 7 - General health (General Lifestyle Survey Overview - a report on the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey)
07-Mar-2013Data from the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey on recent trends over time in self-reported health and data for the 2011 survey year.
Latest Data
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Avoidable mortality in England and Wales, 2011 - Reference table 1 (Excel sheet 153Kb)
22-May-2013Dataset containing number of deaths, age-standardised mortality rates (with 95 per cent confidence intervals) and standardised years of life lost for causes considered avoidable in England and Wales, 2001-2011.
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Avoidable mortality in England and Wales, 2011 - Reference table 2 (Excel sheet 95Kb)
22-May-2013Dataset containing age-standardised mortality rates (with 95 per cent confidence intervals) for causes considered avoidable, England and Wales and English regions, 2001-2011.
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Avoidable mortality in England and Wales, 2011 - Reference table 3 (Excel sheet 3278Kb)
22-May-2013Dataset containing number of avoidable deaths by sex and five-year age groups, England and Wales, 2001-2011.
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Geographic Patterns of Cancer Survival in England: Patients followed up to 2011 - Table A: oesophagus (Excel sheet 169Kb)
18-Apr-2013These tables present one- and five-year net survival for adults diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus in England between 2004 and 2006 and followed up to 2011. Estimates are presented for England, Regions, Strategic Health Authorities, and Cancer Networks. Estimates are also presented showing annual trends for the period 2002-2006.
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Geographic Patterns of Cancer Survival in England: Patients followed up to 2011 - Table B: stomach (Excel sheet 169Kb)
18-Apr-2013These tables present one- and five-year net survival for adults diagnosed with cancer of the stomach in England between 2004 and 2006 and followed up to 2011. Estimates are presented for England, Regions, Strategic Health Authorities, and Cancer Networks. Estimates are also presented showing annual trends for the period 2002-2006.
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Geographic Patterns of Cancer Survival in England: Patients followed up to 2011 - Table C: colon (Excel sheet 162Kb)
18-Apr-2013These tables present one- and five-year net survival for adults diagnosed with cancer of the colon in England between 2004 and 2006 and followed up to 2011. Estimates are presented for England, Regions, Strategic Health Authorities, and Cancer Networks. Estimates are also presented showing annual trends for the period 2002-2006.
