England: General Population Health Landscape

This paper explores the population health of those living within England. With the health of the population facing changes, such as global aging, life expectancies and retirement ages have subsequently increased. Ethnic minorities have been found to be more susceptible to poorer health than their Caucasian counterparts, with minorities developing chronic diseases and disabilities. Therefore, this research delves into health, ethnicity, age and disability data, obtained from the 2021 UK Census, as well as the weekly Coronavirus datasets provided by the Mayor of London. Prior to conducting any analysis, all datasets were cleaned and transformed to exclude any data related to the Welsh population. The datasets were then visualised into graphs, such as bar, line and pie charts to display any relationships, but also frequencies of health across a 5-point Likert Scale: Very Good, Good, Fair, Bad and Very Bad. Overall, the research concluded that the majority of England’s population have very good to good health, thus may be considered as healthy. Those living in the capital (London) are relatively healthier than those that live outside. But the health landscape has slightly adjusted since the onset of Coronavirus, with population health marginally decreasing as a consequence. Moreover, the paper possesses an opportunity to delve into the effects of Long Covid on England’s population.