Learn about the causes, measures and effects of health inequalities in England, and how Covid-19 has widened them. Find out how to join an in-person event on tackling health inequalities in May 2025.
Explore the current patterns and trends in ill health and death by measures of socio-economic status in England. Find statistical bulletins and datasets on mortality, diabetes, and other health conditions by age, deprivation, ethnicity, and more.
The Health Inequalities Theme Group, which brings together analysts from across the health system with an interest in health inequalities data and analysis under the UK Health Statistics Steering Group (UKHSSG), meets three times a year to share updates and generally further the production and use of health inequalities data. The
This web page provides an overview of health inequalities in the UK, their causes and interventions, and the data and statistics available on this topic. It also highlights the challenges and gaps in data production and analysis, and the strategies of the UK nations to address health inequalities.
The state of health inequalities in the UK, and how UKHSA aims to make health protection fair. From: UK Health Security Agency Published 2 May 2025. Get emails about this page. Documents
In addition to the social, physical and mental health costs to our communities, health inequalities also create a significant economic burden. It was estimated that inequalities in emergency infectious disease hospital admissions cost the NHS between £970 million and £1.5 billion in 2022/23. Reducing health inequalities in health protection
The experience of health inequality in the UK is some of the worst in Western Europe, with an average gap of 19 years in healthy life expectancy between the most and least deprived areas. The causes of these gaps are varied and complex, but there is little doubt that they are made worse by the experience of the kind of deep poverty that has ...
Health inequalities – in the UK, it’s a serious concern. A 2023 Oxera report estimates that the economic cost of health inequalities in England amounts to £150 billion per annum, equivalent to 7% of GDP.. In the UK, people experience health inequalities in life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, avoidable mortality, or prevalence of mental well-being.
Learn how to prevent ill health and promote wellbeing as part of everyday practice, and how to address health disparities and inequalities that affect different groups and places. This guide from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities explains the causes, impacts and evidence-based interventions for health inequalities in England.
For the first time we can compare life expectancy at a constituency level across the UK, showing MPs and voters the alarming scale of health inequalities. Our health is shaped by the world around us – from the money in our pockets, to quality homes that are warm and safe, stable jobs and neighbourhoods with green space and clean air.
NICE is a UK organisation that aims to reduce health inequalities by improving population health and offering benefit to the most disadvantaged. It provides guidance, tools and resources based on the Labonte model and the Core20PLUS5 approach.
The report uses a novel tool to measure the impact of diagnosed illness on people and their health care needs across different population groups in England. It finds large and growing inequalities by age, deprivation, ethnicity and region, and highlights the role of multimorbidity and COVID-19.
'The delayed Health Disparities White Paper provides an opportunity to outline such a plan. Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss should both commit to addressing health inequalities if they become Prime Minister – and delivering for red wall areas and disadvantaged communities across the country.’ Media contact. Ash Singleton ash.singleton@health.org.uk
People in the most deprived areas of England are almost twice as likely to be admitted to hospital for infectious disease as those in least deprived areas, a report from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has found.1 It also found that people from more deprived areas were disproportionately affected by radiation, chemical, climate, and environmental hazards that have direct health effects ...
The term “health inequalities” is closely linked to “social determinants of health” (Marmot and Wilkinson 1999) as it refers to the multiple influences upon health status, including socioeconomic status, diet, education, employment, housing, and income. It is thus concerned with the “causes of the causes” of disease.
The UKHSA estimated that, as well as the costs to the social, physical and mental health of communities, “inequalities in emergency infectious disease hospital admissions cost the NHS between £ ...
The impact of ethnicity on heart health. The evidence we have demonstrates that there are differences in cardiovascular health and access to care across different ethnic groups. However, across the UK as a whole, data is poor. In order to design effective policy to reduce these inequalities, better data collection is crucial.
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