Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles: Health

Combined population size is 72,200

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  1. Learning disabilities
  2. Autism

All people
Age Female Male Total
Very good 19,375 53.7% 19,561 54.9% 38,936 54.3%
Good 10,860 30.1% 10,767 30.2% 21,627 30.1%
Fair 4,412 12.2% 3,982 11.2% 8,394 11.7%
Bad 1,069 3.0% 1,024 2.9% 2,093 2.9%
Very bad 377 1.0% 321 0.9% 698 1.0%
Total 36,093 100.0% 35,655 100.0% 71,748 100.0%
All people
Age Female Male Total
Very good 19,375 19,561 38,936
Good 10,860 10,767 21,627
Fair 4,412 3,982 8,394
Bad 1,069 1,024 2,093
Very bad 377 321 698
Total 36,093 35,655 71,748
People known to have autism
Age Female Male Total
Very good 31 27.7% 139 40.9% 170 37.6%
Good 50 44.6% 136 40.0% 186 41.2%
Fair 25 22.3% 49 14.4% 74 16.4%
Bad 2 1.8% 11 3.2% 13 2.9%
Very bad 4 3.6% 5 1.5% 9 2.0%
Total 112 100.0% 340 100.0% 452 100.0%
People known to have autism
Age Female Male Total
Very good 31 139 170
Good 50 136 186
Fair 25 49 74
Bad 2 11 13
Very bad 4 5 9
Total 112 340 452

Health status

People known to have autism rate their health as

170

very good


186

good


74

fair


13

bad


9

very bad


Health status

People known to have autism rate their health as

170

very good


186

good


74

fair


13

bad


9

very bad


Other health conditions

People known to have autism report the following conditions

32

visual impairment


34

hearing impairment


89

learning disability


43

mental health condition


69

physical disability


90

other condition


Number of other conditions

Number of other conditions people known to have autism report (limited to small range of conditions collected in the census)

216

no condition


119

one condition


51

two conditions


66

three or more conditions


Health limitations

People known to have autism who say their day-to-day activities are limited due to health problems

168

limited a lot


169

limited a little


115

not limited


People known to have autism with good/very good health

  1. Local Authority
  2. Health Board

78.8% of people known to have autism rate their health as good/very good, compared with 84.4% of people without autism


  • Health ratings are 1st highest for Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles compared with all health boards


  • In Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles, 78.8% of people known to have autism rate their health as good/very good, compared with 72.0% for Scotland



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