Regional Health Inequalities
Health inequalities show differences in health status experienced by population groups in Northern Ireland.
The Northern Ireland Health & Social Care Inequalities Monitoring System (NIHSCIMS) collects data on a wide range of health measures for the purposes of comparing inequalities in health at a number of levels:
- Deprivation (see the Northern Ieland Multiple Deprivation Measures)
- Urban-rural classifications
These measures are collated at the regional level i.e. for Northern Ireland as a whole, as well at the sub-regional level.
The following indicators are monitored:
- Life and healthy life expectancy
- Premature and preventable mortality measures
- Hospital admission rates (emergency, elective and day)
- Circulatory diseases admission, death, and prescription rates
- Respiratory diseases admission and death rates
- Cancer incidence and death rates
- Alcohol, smoking and drugs admission and death rates
- Mental health (self harm) admission, suicide and prescription rates
- Public safety (fire and ambulance response times)
- Pregnancy and early years (infant mortality, teenage pregnancy, low birth weights, etc)
- Childhood obesity and dental registration
An analysis of mortality patterns of Section 75 groupings also forms a part of the inequalities monitoring.
Data and Resources
- HSCIMS Regional Report 2016 Data Tablesxlsx
All analyses for health indicators are based on data sourced from General...
Explore Data - Health & Social Care Inequalities Monitoring System - Regional 2016 Reportpdf
This publication is one of a series of reports produced as part of the NI...
Explore Data - HSCIMS Regional Report 2014 Data Tablesxlsx
Statistics on a number of measures of health inequality and inequality gaps...
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