Long-term monitoring of health inequalities: March 2022 report

Indicators

The indicators monitored by this report series are:

Headline indicators of health inequalities

• Healthy life expectancy (HLE)
• Premature mortality from all causes (aged under 75 years)
• Mental wellbeing of adults (aged 16+)

Indicators of inequalities in morbidity and mortality

• First ever hospital admission for heart attack (aged under 75 years)
• Coronary heart disease (CHD): deaths (aged 45-74 years)
• Cancer: incidence (aged under 75 years)
• Cancer: deaths (aged 45-74 years)
• Alcohol: first hospital admissions (aged under 75 years)
• Alcohol: deaths (aged 45-74 years)
• All-cause mortality (aged 15-44 years)
• Low birthweight
• Healthy birthweight
• Self-assessed health of adults (aged 16+)
• Limiting long-term conditions amongst adults (aged 16+)
• Drugs: hospital admissions (aged under 75 years)

This year's report does not include results for mental wellbeing, self-assessed health or limiting long-term conditions indicators, as these are produced every second year and were included in the previous report.

Supplementary tables showing the most up-to-date trends in relative and absolute inequalities for all indicators are available in the supporting files section.