Adult Excess Weight Prevalence in England, Ward-Level Age-Standardised Data

Age-standardised percentage estimates of adults aged 18+ classified as having excess weight, defined as a BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m². The data is sourced from Public Health England's Public Health Outcomes Framework indicator 2.12 and is updated annually. It was published by Lincolnshire County Council but has been archived and is not available to the public as of January 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze geographic disparities in adult excess weight based on ward-level aggregated data.
• Monitor public health outcomes over time based on annual updates.
• Correlate excess weight prevalence with other socio-economic or health indicators based on the suggestion to use this data with other resources.

Strengths

• Data is age-standardised, allowing for direct comparison between areas with different population age structures.
• Sourced from an authoritative public health body, Public Health England.
• Update frequency is explicitly stated as annual.

Limitations

• The dataset has been archived and is not available to the public, severely limiting access.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Estimates are based on sample sizes that may be quite small, particularly at district level, making apparent differences potentially statistically insignificant.

Provenance

Source

Public Health England, Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF) indicator 2.12.

Collection Method

Likely contains survey or administrative data aggregated to ward level.

Time Range

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Freshness

Updated annually; last metadata update was 2026 07 08 13:32:16.817138.

Geography

England, likely at ward and district levels.