Official Statistics

Rural health statistics

Health of individuals in rural and urban areas.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
28 February 2013
Last updated
21 July 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Rural health statistics - April 2022

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Rural health statistics - April 2022

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Rural wellbeing, volunteering and charity statistics

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Rural wellbeing, volunteering and charity statistics

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Rural health statistics - March 2014

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Details

Health indicators for people living in rural and urban areas.

Metadata

Indicators:

  • life expectancy
  • potential years of life lost from all causes
  • infant mortality rate
  • wellbeing
  • loneliness
  • feelings about the local neighbourhood
  • volunteering and charity

Data source: Office for National Statistics and NHS Digital

Coverage: England

Rural classification used: Local Authority Rural-Urban Classification (Life Expectancy and Potential Years of Life Lost), Office for National Statistics Rural-Urban Definition 2001 (Infant Mortality)

Next release date: tbc

Additional information:

Defra statistics: rural

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Published 28 February 2013
Last updated 21 July 2022 + show all updates

  1. Published today, latest rural statistics on wellbeing.

  2. Published today, latest statistics on life expectancy and potential years life lost in rural areas.

  3. Published today, latest statistics on loneliness, feelings about the local neighbourhood, and volunteering in rural areas.

  4. Published today, latest rural analysis on infant mortality rates.

  5. Published today, latest rural analysis on life expectancy, potential years of life lost (PYLL) and wellbeing.

  6. Published today, latest analysis on rural wellbeing.

  7. Published today, latest analysis on health in rural areas.

  8. Updated health indicators for people living in rural and urban areas released today.

  9. We’ve changed how we’ve organised rural statistics and updated the content following Lord Cameron’s review of rural proofing.

  10. Infant mortality rates for rural areas released today.

  11. Latest Rural Health statistics published.

  12. Rural health statistics published today.

  13. First published.

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