Dumfries and Galloway: Health

Population size is 151,324

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  1. Learning disabilities
  2. Autism

All people
Age Female Male Total
Very good 36,392 50.1% 37,508 48.3% 73,900 49.1%
Good 22,669 31.2% 24,586 31.6% 47,255 31.4%
Fair 9,640 13.3% 11,135 14.3% 20,775 13.8%
Bad 3,046 4.2% 3,431 4.4% 6,477 4.3%
Very bad 927 1.3% 1,037 1.3% 1,964 1.3%
Total 72,674 100.0% 77,697 100.0% 150,371 100.0%
All people
Age Female Male Total
Very good 36,392 37,508 73,900
Good 22,669 24,586 47,255
Fair 9,640 11,135 20,775
Bad 3,046 3,431 6,477
Very bad 927 1,037 1,964
Total 72,674 77,697 150,371
People known to have autism
Age Female Male Total
Very good 297 40.6% 81 36.5% 378 39.7%
Good 261 35.7% 63 28.4% 324 34.0%
Fair 121 16.6% 62 27.9% 183 19.2%
Bad 37 5.1% 9 4.1% 46 4.8%
Very bad 15 2.1% 7 3.2% 22 2.3%
Total 731 100.0% 222 100.0% 953 100.0%
People known to have autism
Age Female Male Total
Very good 297 81 378
Good 261 63 324
Fair 121 62 183
Bad 37 9 46
Very bad 15 7 22
Total 731 222 953

Health status

People known to have autism rate their health as

378

very good


324

good


183

fair


46

bad


22

very bad


Health status

People known to have autism rate their health as

378

very good


324

good


183

fair


46

bad


22

very bad


Other health conditions

People known to have autism report the following conditions

56

visual impairment


62

hearing impairment


172

learning disability


126

mental health condition


114

physical disability


190

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)

470

no condition


231

one condition


123

two conditions


129

three or more conditions


Health limitations

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

390

limited a lot


339

limited a little


224

not limited


People known to have autism with good/very good health

  1. Local Authority
  2. Health Board

73.7% of people known to have autism rate their health as good/very good, compared with 80.6% of people without autism


  • Health ratings are 13th highest for Dumfries and Galloway compared with all local authorities


  • In Dumfries and Galloway, 73.7% of people known to have autism rate their health as good/very good, compared with 72.0% for Scotland



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