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Waltham Forest local authority · 2023/24

COPD emergencies

281.4

Age-standardised COPD admissions per 100,000 adults 35+.

Emergency hospital admissions for COPD (aged 35 and over) · Persons, 35+ yrs

England: 356.8 · 2023/24 — Better

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What this means

After adjusting for age, Waltham Forest had 281.4 emergency hospital admissions for COPD per 100,000 adults aged 35 and over in 2023/24. Admissions count episodes, not unique people; differences do not by themselves establish quality of care.

Source population denominator: 145,330 (Persons, 35+ yrs). The admission rate is age-standardised; admissions are episodes, not unique people.

Fingertips comparison: Better England. Directly age-standardised rate.

Recent observations (Waltham Forest)

  1. 2020/21: 158.1
  2. 2021/22: 234
  3. 2022/23: 303.7
  4. 2023/24: 281.4

These points share an indicator, sex, age and period type. Source-method changes and overlapping pooled periods can limit comparisons; see the caveats.

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Source & provenance

Indicator:
Emergency hospital admissions for COPD (aged 35 and over) (ID 92302)
Source:
OHID, based on NHS England hospital data
Area:
Waltham Forest (E09000031), Upper-tier local authority (post Apr 2023)
Period:
2023/24; retrieved 2026-10-13 (distinct from reporting period)
Population:
Persons, 35+ yrs

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Caveats

  • A rate per 100,000, age-standardised — not a raw count.
  • Confidence interval: 249 to 316.8 per 100,000.
  • Lower means fewer emergency admissions.

Missing or suppressed values are never shown as zero — every card above passed validation with a real numeric value.