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Statistics on Public Health, England 2021

Official statistics, National statistics, Accredited official statistics

Publication Date:
20 Jul 2023
Geographic Coverage:
England
Geographical Granularity:
Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Regions, Local Authorities, Country, Deprivation
Date Range:
01 Apr 2020 to 31 Mar 2021
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Introduction
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Summary

This publication series presents or signposts to a range of information relating to a range of Public Health Statistics on Alcohol, Drug Misuse, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Smoking.

Highlights

Combined Publication Note

Combined Publication Note

This publication is a combination of four previous publications:

  • Statistics on Alcohol,
  • Statistics on Drug Misuse,
  • Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet,
  • Statistics on Smoking.

and in this first iteration presents the information previously published in these publications in the new format agreed as part of the consultation in early 2022.  The consultation outcomes document can be found below under Resources.

We value your opinions on this new look publication and would welcome your feedback.

We plan to publish updated hospital admissions, and affordability data for 2020/21 through to 2022/23 in 2023. Mortality and prescribing data will be updated in 2024 after which the publication will be produced routinely each year.

Key Facts

Key facts cover the latest year of data available:

  • Hospital admissions - 2019/20
  • Deaths - 2019
  • Prescriptions - 2020/21

Hospital admissions for 2019/20 show

* 280,180 alcohol-related admissions to hospital, up 2% on the previous year;

* 7,027 hospital admissions for drug-related mental and behavioural disorders, down 5% on the previous year;

* 10,780 attributable admissions due to obesity, down 3.1% on the previous year;

* 506,100 attributable admissions due to smoking, up 0.4% on the previous year.

 

 

 

Deaths from Smoking in 2019 show

* 74,600 deaths attributable to smoking, a decrease of 3% from 2018 (77,000) and 9% from 2009 (82,000).

Prescription items dispensed in 2020/21 show

* 167 thousand prescription items dispensed in 2020/21 to treat alcohol dependence, 1% higher than 2019/20 but 15% lower than 2014/15;

* 294 thousand items prescribed for the treatment of obesity, a decrease of 17% on 2019, when there were 355 thousand;

* 710 thousand prescription items to help people stop smoking dispensed, a decrease of 4% from 2018/19 (740 thousand) and 71% from 2009/10 (2.48 million).

Last edited: 1 December 2023 1:50 pm