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About this series |
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| Each overview in the Focus on series combines data from the 2001 Census and other sources to illustrate its topic, and provide links to further information. This online overview is accompanied by a full report which contains more comprehensive analysis. |
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Focus on Health paints a picture of the health of people living in Britain. It includes information on broad measures of health, mortality, risk factors, some preventive measures and service provision. Particular emphasis is placed on changes related to age and trends over time.
There are substantial geographical and occupational variations in self-reported general health, with people in higher managerial and professional occupations reporting the best health. In terms of location, those in the South East reported the best health. People live longer and healthier now but not all the extra years gained are necessarily in good health. Women still live longer than men, but the gender gap is narrowing.
One in three people will develop cancer during their lives and one in four will die from cancer. However, survival rates improved for most cancers during the 1990s.
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