Welcome to Lancashire Insight's twitter account which will bring you the latest statistics and intelligence on socio-economic and health matters within our local areas.
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In 2024, real gross domestic product (GDP) in Lancashire increased by 1.4% to £51.57bn, according to the latest ONS figures. This was above the 1.3% growth seen in England overall. See our page https://t.co/suWwt5CiU1
Lancashire-12's personal insolvency rate increased by 9.8% in the last year, with an estimated 30 in every 10,000 adults in a formal debt repayment process. Rates are highest in Burnley and Preston, amongst females and those aged 35-44 years. See our page https://t.co/lW3o2nQobp
Many people across Lancashire are proud of where they live, with most districts recording figures above the England average in the latest government survey. Ribble Valley (86.3%) and Fylde (80.0%) topped the list. See our page https://t.co/s12VMriixL
The latest mid-year population figures estimate that there are 1,308,567 people living in the Lancashire-12 area. This is a 1.2% increase compared to the previous year - a faster growth rate than England (0.4%). See our page https://t.co/8eS5CVmDur
Lancashire-12 area's premature mortality rate from all causes of death (394.2 per 100,000) is significantly higher than the England rate of 349.1. See our page https://t.co/oidSOHlU7a
Lancashire-12 area's general fertility rate (GFR) is 49.1 for the calendar year 2023 (England 49.9), down from 52.0 in 2022 (England 51.9 in 2022). Pendle (62.2) has the highest GFR in Lancashire-12.
There are an estimated 44,000 people living with some degree of sight loss in Lancashire-12. By 2032 this number is estimated to increase to approximately 53,200.
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In 2023/24, in the Lancashire-12 area, 22,288 adults were newly diagnosed with depression. The Lancashire-12 area's depression incidence rate of 2.1% is higher than the England average of 1.5%. https://t.co/PfbcoLo2uD
Between July 23 & July 24 Pendle (+33.4%, +3,723 people) saw the largest yearly percentage rise in people on Universal Credit in GB (+14.8%) - out of 350 authorities. Blackburn with Darwen (+27.5%, +5,649 people) saw the 3rd largest percentage rise. See https://t.co/JiL0WyZOOi
In May 24, Blackpool (28.4%) had the highest Universal Credit proportion in GB (of 350 local authorities). Burnley (27.0%) was 3rd & Blackburn with Darwen (26.7%) joint 5th highest. Hyndburn (25.5%) & Pendle (25.2%) were in the top 4% of GB rankings - see https://t.co/JiL0WyZgYK
In 2023, 4,391 new STIs (excluding chlamydia in under-25s) were diagnosed in the Lancashire-12 area residents, representing a rate of 350 diagnoses per 100,000 population (England rate=520).
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In the Lancashire-12 area, the proportion (19.3%) of the female population aged 15 to 24 screened for chlamydia, in specialist and non-specialist sexual health services, is significantly lower than the England rate (20.4%) (2023).
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In April 24, Blackpool (28.3%) had the highest Universal Credit proportion in GB (of 350 local authorities). Burnley (26.9%) was third & Blackburn with Darwen (26.5%) 6th highest. Hyndburn (25.2%) & Pendle (24.9%) were in the top 4% of GB rankings - see https://t.co/JiL0WyZOOi
In March 24, Blackpool (28.1%) had the highest Universal Credit proportion in GB (of 350 local authorities). Burnley (26.5%) was 4th highest. Blackburn with Darwen (25.8%), Hyndburn (24.8%) & Pendle (24.2%) were ranked in the top 5% of GB rankings - see https://t.co/JiL0WyZOOi
Lancashire-12 area's general fertility rate (GFR) is 52.0 for the calendar year 2022, (England 51.9), down from 54.2 in 2021 (England 54.2 in 2021). Pendle (62.3) has the highest GFR in Lancashire-12. See our webpage for further details https://t.co/25pD6lz3hZ
In the Lancashire-12 area there are 168,721 adults with a confirmed diagnosis of depression, accounting for 16.4 % of the total GP registered adult population (England=13.2%) (2022/23). See our webpage https://t.co/15ykkr09SB
Between 2020-2022 there were 207 TB notifications across the Lancashire-12 area. Lancashire-12 area's TB incidence rate is better than the England rate but in three districts the rate is higher than the England rate. See our webpage https://t.co/PCjYL3XTlQ
Across Lancashire-12 there are an estimated 682 people, aged 15 to 59 years, diagnosed with HIV infection; resulting in HIV diagnosed prevalence rate of 0.99 per 1,000 and below the England rate of 2.34 (2022). See our webpage https://t.co/EWKoUSTOK4
In the Lancashire-12 area, the 2022/23 rate of hospital admissions caused by unintentional and deliberate injuries in children aged 0-4 years and 0-14 year olds is worse than the England rate but declining. See our webpage https://t.co/jmC5gTKXEu
In the Lancashire-12 area the percentage of the 65+ population predicted to have a fall is projected to increase by 27% by 2035. See our webpage for further details https://t.co/xhZDdPnDDU