Liver Disease JSNA

The Department of Health and Social Care have a Liver Disease profile on their “Fingertips” data tool, where latest information can be viewed:

The following information is a summary of key findings from this information when viewed in 2025.

Liver disease

Hospital admission rate due to liver disease

• Rate: 192.1 per 100,000 (2022/23)
• 132.2 for female and 254.1 for male
• Lower than the North East average (205.7) but higher than England’s (155.2)
• Trend: Following an increase significantly worse than the England average between 2017/18 to 2019/20 the rate has fallen to not significantly different to the England average however remains above.

• Rank: Upper end of top 25% of local authorities with highest rates (close to 25th-75th percentile).

Under 75 mortality rate from liver disease

• Rate: 26.1 per 100,000 (2022/23)
• 23.8 for female and 28.3 for male
• Lower than the North East (30.4) and higher than England (21.9)
• Trend: Unlike England’s trend Hartlepool’s has fluctuated since 2001, since 2021 it is not significantly different to England’s average.
• Rank: Upper end of the highest 25% of local authorities. Lowest rate of North East local authorities.

Under 75 mortality rate from liver disease (3-year range)

• Rate: 27.7 per 100,000 (2021-2023)
• Trend: The 3-year rate has been significantly worse than England’s average since 2012-2014, although the rate has declined since 2020-2022.
• Rank: Upper end of top 25% of local authorities with highest rates (close to 25th-75th percentile).

Mortality from chronic liver disease, all ages

• 21.3 per 100,000 (2017-2019)
• Higher than the North East (18.7) and England (12.2)
• Trend: Significantly higher than the England average since 2013-2015 and increasing.
• Rank: 25% of local authorities with highest rates. 3rd highest rate in the North East.

Alcohol specific conditions

Admission episodes for alcohol-specific conditions

• Rate: 1,176 per 100,000 (2023/24)
• 847 for female and 1,529 for male
• Trend: The rate has been significantly worse than England’s average for all available data and experienced an increase since 2020/21. 2022/23 and 2023/24 saw a particularly high rate in admissions for females.
• Rank: Top 25% of local authorities with highest rates.

Hepatitis

Acute hepatitis B incidence rate

• Rate: 0 per 100,000 (2021)
• Lower than the region (0.19) and England (0.31)
• Rank: 25th to 75th percentile of local authorities.

Hepatitis C detection rate

• Rate: 30.1 per 100,000 (2022)
• Lower than the North East (39.1) and higher than England (25.1)
• Trend: There has been an increase in detection since 2019 to above the national average for the latest available data.
• Rank: 25th to 75th percentile of local authorities.

Supporting indicators

Year 6 prevalence of overweight (including obesity)

• 41.6% (2023/24)
• Higher than the North East (38.6%) and England (35.8%)
• Trend: The prevalence has been higher than the national average for all available data (2006/07 onwards). Hartlepool prevalence shows a similar decrease to the England trend between 2021/22 and 2023/24 (-1.6%).
• Rank: Highest 25% of local authorities. 2nd highest prevalence in the North East.

Overweight (including obesity) prevalence in adults (18 years+)

• 77.2% (2023/24)
• Higher than the North East (70.4%) and England (64.5%)
• Trend: Prevalence has increased since 2015/16 at a higher rate that England’s average. There has been a sharp increase between 2022/23 and 2023/24 of 6.2%.
• Rank: Highest prevalence of all local authorities in England

Deprivation

• 37.58 (IMD 2025)
• Higher than England (21.81)
• Rank: Highest 25% of local authorities. 2nd highest in the North East.