Lord Rooker – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Rooker on 2016-02-02.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 22 July 2014 (HL939), what was the ranking of the UK in the Health at a Glance 2015: OECD Indicators report for (1) infant mortality, (2) numbers of MRI and CT Scanners, (3) low birth weight infants, (4) overweight and obesity amongst adults, (5) overweight and obesity amongst children, (6) mortality from cardiovascular disease, and (7) mortality from cancer; how these rankings compared to those for 2013; and what plans they have to improve the UK rankings.
Lord Prior of Brampton
The United Kingdom’s rankings among OECD member states (as shown by the 2015 and 2013 Health at a Glance reports) are the following:
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Health at a Glance 2013 |
Health at a Glance 2015 |
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Infant mortality |
25th lowest out of 34 |
19th lowest out of 34 |
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Low birth weight infants |
21st lowest out of 34 |
21st lowest out of 34 |
|
MRI units |
7th lowest out of 28 |
4th lowest out of 32 |
|
CT scanners |
3rd lowest out of 29 |
3rd lowest out of 32 |
|
Obesity among adults |
28th lowest out of 34 |
27th lowest out of 34 |
|
Overweight and obesity among children (measured) |
18th lowest out of 34 |
32th lowest out of 33 |
|
Mortality from cardiovascular disease (ischemic heart disease) |
19th lowest out of 33 |
18th lowest out of 34 |
|
Mortality from cardiovascular disease (cerebrovascular disease) |
22nd lowest out of 33 |
14th lowest out of 34 |
|
Mortality from cancer |
25th lowest out of 33 |
26th lowest out of 34 |
The Government welcomes the OECD reports as an authoritative contribution to the development of health policy in the UK. For the health service in England, we have taken note of the OECD’s findings. The underlying data on health outcomes informs the development of our mandates and other guidance to the health and care system, in particular to NHS England and Public Health England.
