Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the rate of liver disease in (a) South Holland district, (b) South Kesteven district, and (c) Lincolnshire.

The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) publishes liver disease profiles that compare local areas within England. Data for the prevalence of liver disease is not collected. The profiles provide liver disease mortality and hospital admissions rates for local authorities to assess their level of disease.

The main findings for the South Holland Non-metropolitan District Council were that during 2022, the rate of mortality from liver disease in people under the age of 75 years old was 18.3, or between 10.8 to 28.9, per 100,000. In the financial year ending 2022 the hospital admission rate due to liver disease in all ages was 109.9, or between 50.8 to 178.0, per 100,000.

The main findings for the South Kesteven Non-metropolitan District Council were that during 2022 the rate of mortality from liver disease in people under the age of 75 years old was 13.3, or between 7.9 to 20.8, per 100,000. In the financial year ending 2022 the hospital admission rate due to liver disease in people of all ages was 80.9, or between 60.8 to 103.9, per 100,000.

The main findings from the profiles for Lincolnshire County were that during 2022 the rate of mortality from liver disease in people under the age of 75 years old was 19.5, or between 16.4 to 22.9, per 100,000. The Lincolnshire County rate was similar to the national mortality rate of 21.4 per 100,000. In the financial year ending 2022, the Lincolnshire County hospital admission rate due to liver disease in people of all ages was 144.3, or between 119.1 to 170.7, per 100,000 population. The Lincolnshire County hospital admission rate was similar to the national rate, of 150.6 per 100,000.