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The Compendium mortality set publication has now been discontinued, please see the details below.
The Compendium set of Public health indicators covers the following publications: Abortions, Alcohol consumption, Births, Chromosomal abnormalities/congenital malformations, Circulatory diseases, Conceptions, Dental Health, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Fertility, General health, Immunisations and infectious diseases, Kidney/renal...
Years of life lost (YLL) is a measure of premature mortality. Its primary purpose is to compare the relative importance of different causes of premature death within a particular population and it can therefore be used by health planners to define priorities for the prevention of such deaths. It can...
To reduce deaths from asthma; bronchitis, emphysema and other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and pneumonia.
The Health Survey for England (HSE) monitors trends in the nation’s health and care. It provides information about adults aged 16 and over, and children aged 0 to 15, living in private households in England. The survey consists of an interview, followed by a visit from a nurse who takes some measurements...
To reduce the prevalence of asthma
This indicator measures how many young people (aged 0-18 inclusive) who have asthma, diabetes or epilepsy are admitted to hospital in an emergency.
This indicator measures how many people with specific long-term conditions, which should not normally require hospitalisation, are admitted to hospital in an emergency. These conditions include, for example, diabetes, epilepsy and high blood pressure.
Directly age and sex standardised admission rate for unplanned hospitalisation for asthma, diabetes and epilepsy in under 19s per 100,000 registered patients, 95% confidence intervals (CI)
Mortality from asthma (ICD-10 J45-46 equivalent to ICD-9 493).