People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth was 23.3 in 2018. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in United Kingdom, 2009–2018
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2018, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in United Kingdom stood at 23.3. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.5% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in United Kingdom peaked at 23.3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.7, in 2014.
That places United Kingdom 32nd out of 39 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 16.8 | — |
| 2010 | 13.3 | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 18.3 | +37.6% |
| 2012 | 17.5 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 14.2 | -18.9% |
| 2014 | 11.7 | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 14.2 | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 13.3 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 20 | +50.4% |
| 2018 | 23.3 | +16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.2 | 11.7 | 23.3 | 9 |
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More population data for United Kingdom
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 66.65 million (2019)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 66.65 million (2019)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 9,459 (2019)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 730,918 (2018)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 275.3 (2020)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 66.65 million (2019)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 730,918 (2018)
- Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.68 (2018)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 48,389 (2019)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.1 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in United Kingdom?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in United Kingdom was 23.3 in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7 in 2014.
- How does United Kingdom rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- United Kingdom ranks 32nd out of 39 countries with data for 2018.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and groups of country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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