Office for Health Improvement & Disparities

Health Impacts of COVID-19 in England

Welcome to the Health Impacts of COVID-19 in England signposting page, created to make it easier to find data related to the direct or indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the population’s health and wellbeing. For each topic of interest, links are provided to the most appropriate tool from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities or the UK COVID-19 dashboard, with indications of which data are available for the UK, England, English regions or local authorities.

Public health outcomes

COVID-19 confirmed cases

• UK and England level (COVID-19 dashboard)
• England and regional breakdowns by age, sex, ethnic group, deprivation and population density (CHIME tool)
• Local authority breakdowns by age, sex and deprivation (CHIME tool)

COVID-19 hospital admissions

• UK and England level (COVID-19 dashboard)
• England and regional breakdowns by age, sex, ethnic group, deprivation and population density (CHIME tool)
• Local authority breakdowns by deprivation (CHIME tool)

COVID-19 mortality

• UK and England level (COVID-19 dashboard)
• England and regional breakdowns by age, sex, ethnic group, deprivation and population density (CHIME tool)
• Local authority breakdowns by sex and deprivation (CHIME tool)
• Local authority level (Fingertips Mortality Profile)

COVID-19 vaccinations

• UK and England level (COVID-19 dashboard)
• England and regional inequality breakdowns by age, sex, ethnic group, deprivation, disability status, country of birth, religion, and more (CHIME tool)

Excess mortality

• England level by age, sex, ethnic group, deprivation, cause of death and place of death (Excess Mortality dashboard)
• Regional level by age, sex, ethnic group, deprivation, cause of death and place of death (Excess Mortality dashboard)
• Local authority (Excess Mortality dashboard)

Life expectancy

• England and regional breakdowns by deprivation, age and cause of death (CHIME tool)
• Local authority level (Fingertips PHOF)
• Small areas (Fingertips Local Health)

Mental health and wellbeing

• England level inequality breakdowns by sex, age, region, ethnic group, annual income, and more (WICH tool)

Non-COVID-19 Mortality

• England level and regional breakdowns by age, sex, ethnic group, deprivation and population density (CHIME tool)
• Trends in deaths by leading cause (WICH tool)
• Local authority level (Fingertips Mortality Profile)
• Local authority breakdowns by sex and deprivation (CHIME tool)
• Small areas (Fingertips Local Health)

Impact on healthcare

Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease

• England level and breakdowns by age, ethnic group, health region and region (WICH tool)

Hospital admissions

• England level and breakdowns by age, deprivation, ethnic group, region and sex (WICH tool)

Long acting reversible contraception

• England level and breakdowns by deprivation, ethnic group and region (WICH tool)

Neurological care

• England level and breakdowns by type of appointment, age, ethnic group, health region and region (WICH tool)

NHS Health Check programme

• Checks received, England level and regional breakdown (WICH tool)
• Checks offered and received, England, regional and local authority level and breakdowns by deprivation (Fingertips PHOF)

Pregnancy and birth

• England level and breakdowns by age, deprivaiton, ethnic group and region (WICH tool)

Screening

• AAA, breast and diabetic eye screening, England level (WICH tool)
• Cancer and other screening coverage, England, regional and local authority level and breakdowns by deprivation (Fingertips PHOF)

Sexual health

• England level (WICH tool)
• England, regional and local authority level and breakdowns by deprivation (Fingertips Sexual Health)

Vaccinations (excluding COVID-19)

• England, regional and local authority level and breakdowns by deprivation (Fingertips PHOF)

Behavioural risk factors

Alcohol

• England level and breakdowns by age, deprivation, ethnic group, region and more (WICH tool)
• England, regional and local authority level and breakdowns by deprivation and sex (Fingertips Local Alcohol Profiles)

Child obesity

• England, regional and local authority level and breakdowns by deprivation, ethnic group and sex (Fingertips Obesity Profile)

Grocery purchasing and food usage

• England level and breakdowns by region and social class (WICH tool)

Physical activity

• England level and breakdowns by age, disability, ethnicity, impairment, social class and more (WICH tool)
• England, regional and local authority level and breakdowns by age, disability, ethnic group, level of education and more (Fingertips Physical Activity)

Smoking

• England level and breakdowns by age, annual income, ethnic group, housing tenure and more (WICH tool)
• England, regional and local authority level and breakdowns by age, ethnic group, health status and more (Fingertips Tobacco Control)

Wider determinants of health

Access to outdoor spaces

• England level and breakdowns by age, children in household, disability status, ethnic group and social class (WICH tool)

Air quality

• England level (WICH tool)

Benefits

• England level and breakdown by region and sex (WICH tool)
• England, regional and local authority level and breakdown by deprivation (Fingertips Wider Determinants of Health)

Business impacts

• UK and regional level and breakdown by industry (WICH tool)

Crime

• England level (WICH tool)

Domestic violence

• England level and breakdown by offence group (WICH tool)

Employment and income

• UK level and breakdowns by age, industry, region and sex (WICH tool)
• England, regional and local authority level and breakdowns by age, disability, ethnic group, sex and socioeconomic class (Fingertips Wider Determinants of Health)

Homeschooling

• England level and breakdowns by age, annual income, ethnic group, housing tenure, sex and underlying health condition (WICH tool)

Mobility

• UK level (WICH tool)

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