Website of the Department of Health

Mortality rates

Analyses of progress in respect of Department of Health targets for 2010.

• Mortality Target Monitoring: update to include data for 2006

Smoking, drinking and drug use

Statistics on the use and misuse of alcohol, on smoking including smoking cessation services, and on drug use, misuse and treatment.

• Smoking, drinking and drug use

Indicators of the nation's health

Health profile of England

The annual Health profile of England provides a collation of national and regional data to provide a baseline against which people can compare data from their own local health profile. In addition, a range of international comparisons are presented.

• Health profile of England

Health Survey for England

This is a series of annual surveys about the health of people in England. The data generated is used to inform, underpin and improve the evidence base for nationwide health policies.

• Health Survey for England

Infant feeding 2000

This report represents the sixth national survey designed to look at the early feeding practices of infants.

• Infant feeding 2000

Abortions

These bulletins summarise information from the abortion notification forms returned to the Chief Medical Officers of England and Wales in respect of abortions carried out in England and Wales.

• Abortion statistics, England and Wales 2007
• Abortion statistics, England and Wales: 2006
• Abortion statistics, England and Wales: 2005
• Abortion statistics, England and Wales: 2004
• Abortion statistics, England and Wales, 2003
• Abortion statistics, England and Wales, 2002
• Earlier data on abortions (opens new window)

Public health section of HPSSS

• Health and Personal Social Services Statistics (opens new window)