West Lothian: Health

Population size is 175,118

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  2. Autism

All people
Health ratings Female Male Total
Very good 46,974 52.6% 46,929 55.1% 93,903 53.9%
Good 26,118 29.3% 25,113 29.5% 51,231 29.4%
Fair 11,160 12.5% 8,997 10.6% 20,157 11.6%
Bad 3,905 4.4% 3,130 3.7% 7,035 4.0%
Very bad 1,076 1.2% 941 1.1% 2,017 1.2%
Total 89,233 100.0% 85,110 100.0% 174,343 100.0%
All people
Health ratings Female Male Total
Very good 46,974 46,929 93,903
Good 26,118 25,113 51,231
Fair 11,160 8,997 20,157
Bad 3,905 3,130 7,035
Very bad 1,076 941 2,017
Total 89,233 85,110 174,343
People Learning Disabilities
Health ratings Female Male Total
Very good 47 14.3% 77 17.3% 124 16.0%
Good 122 37.1% 153 34.3% 275 35.5%
Fair 104 31.6% 165 37.0% 269 34.7%
Bad 38 11.6% 30 6.7% 68 8.8%
Very bad 18 5.5% 21 4.7% 39 5.0%
Total 329 100.0% 446 100.0% 775 100.0%
People Learning Disabilities
Health ratings Female Male Total
Very good 47 77 124
Good 122 153 275
Fair 104 165 269
Bad 38 30 68
Very bad 18 21 39
Total 329 446 775

Health status

People with learning disabilities rate their health as

124

very good


275

good


269

fair


69

bad


38

very bad


Health status

People with learning disabilities rate their health as

124

very good


275

good


269

fair


69

bad


38

very bad


Other health conditions

People with learning disabilities report the following other conditions

93

hearing impairment


91

visual impairment


193

Autism


160

mental health condition


277

physical disability


310

other health condition


Number of other conditions

Number of other conditions people with learning disabilities report (limited to small range of conditions collected in the census)

200

0 conditions


183

1 condition


167

2 conditions


225

3+ conditions


Health implications

People with learning disabilities say that due to health problems their day-to-day activities are

501

limited a lot


202

limited a little


72

not limited


People with learning disabilities very good/good health

  1. Local Authority
  2. Health Board
  1. Aberdeen City
    Aberdeen City

    553 / 1024

    54.00%
    Aberdeenshire
    Aberdeenshire

    609 / 1057

    57.62%
    Angus
    Angus

    348 / 617

    56.40%
    Argyll & Bute
    Argyll & Bute

    201 / 369

    54.47%
    Clackmannanshire
    Clackmannanshire

    103 / 210

    49.05%
    Dumfries & Galloway
    Dumfries & Galloway

    378 / 718

    52.65%
    Dundee City
    Dundee City

    445 / 850

    52.35%
    East Ayrshire
    East Ayrshire

    1082 / 2109

    51.30%
    East Dunbartonshire
    East Dunbartonshire

    232 / 458

    50.66%
    East Lothian
    East Lothian

    261 / 499

    52.30%
    East Renfrewshire
    East Renfrewshire

    246 / 445

    55.28%
    Edinburgh, City of
    Edinburgh, City of

    1027 / 2135

    48.10%
    Eilean Siar
    Eilean Siar

    73 / 136

    53.68%
    Falkirk
    Falkirk

    381 / 744

    51.21%
    Fife
    Fife

    850 / 1667

    50.99%
    Glasgow City
    Glasgow City

    1437 / 3474

    41.36%
    Highland
    Highland

    630 / 1176

    53.57%
    Inverclyde
    Inverclyde

    253 / 491

    51.53%
    Midlothian
    Midlothian

    248 / 487

    50.92%
    Moray
    Moray

    282 / 456

    61.84%
    North Ayrshire
    North Ayrshire

    365 / 759

    48.09%
    North Lanarkshire
    North Lanarkshire

    758 / 1675

    45.25%
    Orkney Islands
    Orkney Islands

    58 / 94

    61.70%
    Perth & Kinross
    Perth & Kinross

    373 / 683

    54.61%
    Renfrewshire
    Renfrewshire

    448 / 946

    47.36%
    Scottish Borders
    Scottish Borders

    307 / 612

    50.16%
    Shetland Islands
    Shetland Islands

    52 / 90

    57.78%
    South Ayrshire
    South Ayrshire

    356 / 641

    55.54%
    South Lanarkshire
    South Lanarkshire

    758 / 1475

    51.39%
    Stirling
    Stirling

    218 / 395

    55.19%
    West Dunbartonshire
    West Dunbartonshire

    206 / 482

    42.74%
    West Lothian
    West Lothian

    399 / 775

    51.48%
  2. Ayrshire & Arran
    Ayrshire & Arran

    1082 / 2109

    51.30%
    Borders
    Borders

    307 / 612

    50.16%
    Dumfries & Galloway
    Dumfries & Galloway

    378 / 718

    52.65%
    Fife
    Fife

    850 / 1667

    50.99%
    Forth Valley
    Forth Valley

    702 / 1349

    52.04%
    Grampian
    Grampian

    1444 / 2537

    56.92%
    Greater Glasgow & Clyde
    Greater Glasgow & Clyde

    3004 / 6656

    45.13%
    Highland
    Highland

    831 / 1545

    53.79%
    Lanarkshire
    Lanarkshire

    1335 / 2791

    47.83%
    Lothian
    Lothian

    1935 / 3896

    49.67%
    Orkney
    Orkney

    58 / 94

    61.70%
    Shetland
    Shetland

    52 / 90

    57.78%
    Tayside
    Tayside

    1165 / 2149

    54.21%
    Western Isles
    Western Isles

    73 / 136

    53.68%

Summary information

51.5% of people with learning disabilities in West Lothian rate their health as good/very good, compared to 83.2% of people without learning disabilities in West Lothian


  • Health ratings are 11th highest in West Lothian compared to all local authorities


  • In West Lothian 51.5% of people with learning disabilities rate their health as good/very good, compared with 50.2% for Scotland



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