Statistics at OHID

The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) collects and publishes statistics on public health topics.

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Office for Health
Improvement
& Disparities

See published OHID official statistics on GOV.UK.

See our planned official statistics releases on the statistics release calendar.

Our official statistics publications

OHID publishes these releases as official statistics:

General public health

• Health trends in England
• Local health
• Public health outcomes framework (PHOF)
• Wider determinants of health
• Vision profile

Abortion

• Abortion statistics in England and Wales
• Sex ratios at birth: statistics

Alcohol, tobacco and drug use

• Alcohol and drug misuse and treatment statistics
• Alcohol profiles
• Smoking profiles

Cardiovascular disease

• Cardiovascular disease profiles
• Diabetes foot care profiles
• Diabetes profiles

Child and maternal health

The Child and maternal health statistics collection includes:

• Child development outcomes at 2 to 2 and a half years metrics
• Child health profiles
• Health visitor service delivery metrics
• Pregnancy and birth profiles

Other statistical publications in this area are:

• Breastfeeding statistics

• Height by deprivation decile in children aged 10 to 11

Chronic disease

• Liver disease profiles
• Musculoskeletal health profiles
• Musculoskeletal health: trends, risk factors and disparities in England, November 2022

COVID-19

The COVID-19: impacts on health – OHID reports and tools collection contains statistics relating to COVID-19.

Dental health

The oral health collection contains dental health statistics including:

• Surveys and intelligence: children
• Surveys and intelligence: adults
• Surveys and intelligence: adult oral health surveys

Diet, obesity and physical activity

• Adult tier 2 weight management services final data for April 2021 to December 2022
• Analysis of NCMP data using WHO growth standards: 2021 to 2022
• Changes in the weight status of children between the first and final years of primary school
• National child measurement programme (NCMP): changes in child BMI between 2019 to 2020 and 2020 to 2021
• National child measurement programme (NCMP) and child obesity profiles
• National diet and nutrition survey
• NHS Health Check quarterly statistics: October to December 2024 offers and uptake
• Obesity profile: February 2025 update
• Obesity profile: update of adult and child obesity slide packs February 2023
• Physical activity data tool

End of life care

Palliative and end of life care profiles

Health inequalities

• Health inequalities dashboard
• Segment tool

Mental health

• Children living with parents in emotional distress
• Dementia profile
• Near to real-time suspected suicide surveillance (nRTSSS) for England
• Suicide prevention profile
• Severe mental illness (SMI) profile

Mortality surveillance

• Excess mortality in England
• Mortality profile

Primary care

National general practice profiles: December 2024 update

Respiratory diseases

INteractive Health Atlas of Lung conditions in England (INHALE)

Ad hoc statistical publications

OHID analysts undertake one-off statistical analyses that are not part of our regular official statistics releases. The findings from these ad hoc analyses may have been used in briefings, consultations or press and ministerial statements.

Upcoming ad hoc statistical publications

We will publish details of any upcoming ad hoc statistical publications here.

Published ad hoc statistical publications

We have published these ad hoc statistical publications.

OHID was formed on 1 October 2021. Ad hoc publications released prior to this date were from Public Health England (PHE).

What are official statistics?

Official statistics are data published by the government that comply with the Code of Practice for Statistics. They only include statistics that are published on a repeated and regular basis, as opposed to one-off publications.

Who produces official statistics

The majority of official statistics are produced by statisticians operating under the umbrella of the Government Statistical Service (GSS), working in either the ONS, in UK government departments and agencies, or in one of the 3 devolved administrations in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Why they were developed

The Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 was developed to increase transparency and improve public trust in government, ensuring official statistics are impartial and free from political influence.

When they are published

Publication dates for official statistics must be announced at least a month before release.

Only those involved in producing or quality-assuring the statistics have access to the figures in advance of publication. For most official statistics releases there is a pre-release access list where a small number of people in the organisation and wider government can see the statistics 24 hours in advance of publication. This list is limited to officials who might be expected to respond to the figures immediately after release but not in order to influence the content or the publication date.

Official statistics are published at 9:30am on the day of publication. Sharing materials with the media in advance of publication is not permitted.

Where they are published

Official statistics are published on GOV.UK. Statistics releases are pre-announced on the statistics release calendar which includes links to previously published statistics.

An up-to-date list of all official statistics produced across government can be found on the National Statistics Authority website.

Our official statistics compliance documents

OHID produces national and official statistics in line with the statutory and other arrangements described in the guidance on how national and official statistics are assured. We follow the Code of Practice for Statistics.

See information on the standards for official statistics published by DHSC, including a statement on revision policy.