Section 1 Population, mortality and morbidity statistics

Population

Table 1.1 UK resident population and projections by age group, 1948 – 2021

Figure 1.1 Trends in UK resident population and projections by age group, 1948 – 2051

Box 1 Decadal change (per cent) in the age distribution of the UK population

Figure 1.2 Growth in UK elderly population and projections as a percentage of UK population, 1948 – 2051

Figure 1.3 Trends and projections for UK population aged under 65, 1948 – 2051

Box 2 Decadal change (percentage) in the age distribution of the UK working age population (males and females)

Box 3 Median age (years) of UK population and work force

Figure 1.4 Trends and projections for characteristics of the UK population, 1951 – 2051

Table 1.2 UK resident population and projections by sex and country, 1951 – 2031

Table 1.3 Population by age group and sex, mid-year estimates, UK, 1951 – 2002

Table 1.4 Population by age group and sex, mid-year estimates, England, 1951 – 2002

Table 1.5 Population by age group and sex, mid-year estimates, Wales, 1951 – 2002

Table 1.6 Population by age group and sex, mid-year estimates, Scotland, 1951 – 2002

Table 1.7 Population by age group and sex, mid-year estimates, Northern Ireland, 1951 – 2002

Table 1.8 Mid-year population estimates, total, aged 65 and over and aged 75 and over by country, UK,
1991 - 2002

Table 1.9 Total populations (millions) and dependency ratios in selected OECD countries, 1950 – 2020

Table 1.10 Population aged 65 and over in selected OECD countries, 1950 – 2020

Table 1.11 Population aged 75 and over in selected OECD countries, 1950 – 2020

Figure 1.5 Median ages in OECD countries, 2000

Table 1.12 Residual life expectancy in years, England and Wales, 1841 – 2001

Figure 1.6 Trends in life expectancy in England and Wales, 1841 – 2020

Box 4 Residual life expectancy in years, UK, 2001

Table 1.13 Life expectancy at birth (years) by sex in selected OECD countries, 1950 – 2025

Figure 1.7 Projected life expectancy at birth in OECD countries, 2000 – 2005

Mortality

Figure 1.8 Trends in birth rates, infant, childhood and age standardised mortality rates, UK, 1950 – 2002

Table 1.14 Birth rates, infant and childhood mortality rates, UK, 1870 – 2002

Box 5 UK male mortality rates (deaths per 1,000 males in each age group)

Table 1.15 Crude death rates and infant mortality rates in selected OECD countries, 1960 – 2000

Figure 1.9 Infant mortality rates in selected OECD countries, 2001

Table 1.16 Infant mortality in selected OECD countries, circa 2002

Table 1.17 Childhood mortality in selected OECD countries, circa 2002

Table 1.18 Age specific death rates per 1,000 population, UK, 1870 – 2002

Figure 1.10 Trends in age specific mortality rates, UK, 1948 – 2002

Box 6 Years of working life lost due to mortality from all causes, UK

Table 1.19 Years of potential working life lost due to premature deaths by selected causes, England and
Wales, 1980 – 2002

Table 1.20 Deaths and crude death rates per 100,000 population by main cause, UK, 1970 – 2002

Table 1.21 Number of deaths and age standardised mortality rates by main cause, sex and country, UK,
2002

Table 1.22 Deaths and age standardised mortality rates by main cause in selected OECD countries, circa
2002

Table 1.23 Age standardised mortality rates per 100,000 population by main cause and sex in selected
OECD countries, circa 2002

Table 1.24 Crude death rates per 100,000 population for leading causes of death, UK, 1970 – 2002

Box 7 Coronary heart disease mortality per 100,000 population (England and Wales, aged 45 to 64 years)

Table 1.25 Age standardised mortality rates per 100,000 population from coronary heart disease,
cerebrovascular disease, lung cancer and breast cancer, men and women aged under 75,
in selected OECD countries, circa 2002

Figure 1.11 Age standardised mortality rates from coronary heart disease, men and women aged under 75,
in selected OECD countries, circa 2002

Box 8 Deaths (per cent of total annual deaths) caused by four major diseases

Figure 1.12 Age standardised mortality rates from cerebrovascular disease, men and women aged under 75,
in selected OECD countries, circa 2002

Figure 1.13 Age standardised mortality rates from lung cancer, men and women aged under 75, in selected
OECD countries, circa 2002

Figure 1.14 Age standardised mortality rates from breast cancer, women aged under 75, in selected OECD
countries, circa 2002

Table 1.26 Registrations of newly diagnosed cases of cancer, selected sites, by sex and country, UK, 1998 -
2000

Table 1.27 Age standardised registration rates per 100,000 population of newly diagnosed cases of cancer,
selected sites, by sex and country, UK, 1998-2000

Morbidity

Table 1.28 Prevalence of chronic ill health (long-standing) by age and sex, Great Britain, 1975 – 2002

Table 1.28(a) Prevalence of limiting long-standing illness by age and sex, Great Britain, 1975 – 2002

Figure 1.15 Trends in prevalence of long-standing illness by age group, Great Britain, 1972 – 2002

Box 9 Prevalence of chronic ill health in Great Britain (per cent).

Box 10 Prevalence of long-standing illness in Great Britain, 2002 (per cent)

Figure 1.16 Prevalence of chronic and acute sickness by socio-economic classification, Great Britain, 2002

Table 1.29 Percentage of population consulting a NHS GP in a two-week period, Great Britain, 1975 – 2002

Table 1.29(a) Average number of NHS GP consultations per person per year, Great Britain, 1975 – 2002

Table 1.30 Patients consulting a GP per 10,000 people at risk, by ICD10 chapter, UK, 2003

Table 1.30(a) Estimated number of patients consulting a GP, by ICD10 chapter, UK, 2003

Table 1.31 Patients consulting and doctor consultations by selected ICD10 groups, UK, 2003

Table 1.32 Days of certified incapacity and percentage distribution by cause, Great Britain, 1970 – 2002

Table 1.33 Days of certified incapacity by cause for men, Great Britain, 1970 - 2002

Table 1.34 Days of certified incapacity by cause for women, Great Britain, 1970 - 2002

Table 1.35 Percentage distribution of days of certified incapacity by cause, age and sex, Great Britain, 2001/02