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Public Health - Statistics

The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) publishes a range of public health statistics including those from the Welsh Health Survey and statistics covering births, deaths, conceptions, life expectancy, abortions, primary and community health and general medical and dental services.
More public health data are available for:
  • Antimicrobial Resistance
    The main focus of the Welsh Antimicrobial Resistance Programme Surveillance Unit is to collate, analyse and feedback data relating to antimicrobial resistance to clinicians across Wales. Data published by the surveillance unit is published on:
     
  • The Public Health Wales Health Protection Internet site
 
 
  • Cancer
    The Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit's (WCISU) primary aim is the systematic collection, analysis and dissemination of information about cancer incidence, mortality and survival within the resident Welsh population. Such information is used to make judgements about the demand for screening and treatment, the effectiveness of these services, epidemiological research into the causes of cancer, research into cancer prevention, clinical research and for the education of the public. 
    Date and information is available from:
     
  • The WCISU website
 
  
  • Communicable Diseases and Infections: 
    One of the roles of the Public Health Wales Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC) is to undertakes surveillance of communicable disease and infection in Wales and disseminate relevant, accurate and timely information. 
    Surveillance data for infectious diseases in Wales are published on:
     
  • The Public Health Wales Health Protection Internet site
  • Congenital Anomalies: 
    The Congenital Anomaly Register and Information Service (CARIS) collects information about any fetus or baby who has or is suspected of having a congenital anomaly and whose mother is normally resident in Wales at time of birth. It includes babies in whom anomalies are diagnosed at any time from conception to the end of the first year of life. Data collection commenced on 1st January 1998 and includes any baby where pregnancy ended after this date. Data are published on:
     
  •  The CARIS website 
  • Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI): 
    One of the remits of The Welsh Heathcare Associated Infection Programme (WHAIP) is to collate data provided by the NHS Trusts and compile Trust level and national reports on HCAI rates in Wales. Data are published on: 
  • The WHAIP Internet site
  • Immunisation and Vaccines: One of the roles of the Public Health Wales Vaccine Preventable Disease Programme (VPDP) is to provide statisical information about vaccination uptake rates in Wales. These data are available from:
     
  • The Public Health Wales Health Protection Internet site
  • Pharmacosurveillance: 
    The Pharmaceutical Public Health Team utilise prescribing and over-the-counter sales data to monitor the prescribing and supply of medicines. These data are available from:
     
  • The Pharmaceutical Public Health Team
The Collaboration on Accident Prevention and Injury Control (CAPIC) is a multi-disciplinary multi-agency collaboration of individuals and organisations which support injury prevention initiatives across Wales.  The CAPIC website is a rich source of injuries statistics in Wales.
Physical Activity and Nutrition Data and Surveys are available via the Physical Activity and Nutrition Networks Wales website.
The All Wales Mental Health Promotion Network's website contains a section on Data and Surveys relating to mental health of children and young people, men and for suicide and self-harm.