Health Statistics Quarterly contains commentary on the latest health findings, topical articles and regularly updated statistical graphs and tables. It also highlights trends in health, and details the latest quarterly information on deaths, childhood mortality, cancer survival, abortions, congenital anomalies and morbidity.

In Brief
Health indicators
FEATURE ARTICLES
REGULAR TABLES
POPULATION
International, National and Subnational
Age, Sex and Legal Marital Status
VITAL STATISTICS
Summary
Key Demographic and Health Areas
LIVE BIRTHS
Age of Mother
Outside Marriage
CONCEPTIONS AND ABORTIONS
By Age of Woman
Abortions by Age and Gestation
EXPECTATION OF LIFE
DEATHS
By Age and Sex
Subnational
REPORTS
Infant and perinatal mortality in England and Wales by social and biological factors, 2007
Excess winter mortality in England and Wales, 2007/08 (provisional) and 2006/07 (final)
Health expectancies in the United Kingdom, 2004-06
Life expectancy at birth and at age 65 by local areas in the United Kingdom,
2005-07
Cancer incidence and mortality in the United Kingdom and constituent countries, 2003-05

The OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS (ONS) is the largest producer of official statistics to government. ONS is responsible for producing a wide range of key economic and social statistics which are used by policy makers across government to create evidence-based policies and monitor performance against them. The Office also builds and maintains data sources both for itself and for its business and research customers. It makes statistics available so that everyone can easily assess the state of the nation, the performance of government, and their own position.