Jersey health report shows rise in alcohol use among Year 12 girls

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A new health report will inform public health policy in Jersey in 2023.

About 14% of all deaths due to respiratory diseases were attributable to smoking in 2021

Anxiety scores had increased in all age groups in 2021 compared to 2018, but particularly among Year 12 girlsBreastfeeding rates are higher in Jersey than in England Uptake of childhood immunisations exceeds the 95% World Health Organisation targets for almost all programmesSixty-nine per cent of adults were eating fewer than five daily portions of fruit and vegetables in 2022

Over the last five years there have been no fatalities of children under five in road traffic accidents in JerseyThe results showed 66% of Year Eight males and 65% of Year Eight females had "never drunk alcohol", an increase since 2019 when the figures were 56% and 67% respectively.This has changed from 13% and 18% respectively in 2019, the report said.

Overall, there was a decline in people perceiving their own health as "good" or "very good" between 2018 and 2022.Covid-19 was mentioned on 37 death certificates in 2021.

 

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