Last Updated: May 2024 National Childhood Measurement Programme Back to People The National Childhood Measurement Programme (NCMP) is a nationally mandated public health programme. The NCMP measures the height and weight of children in Reception class (aged 4 to 5) and year 6 (aged 10 to 11), to assess overweight and obesity levels in children within primary schools. Headline Figures 79.4% of Reception children and...

Last Updated: May 2024 Mortality Back to People Mortality statistics are a key indicator of public health and quality of life. The mortality dashboard is an interactive tool, providing detailed insight into mortality and life expectancy within Barnet. This is sorted into themes of standardised mortality ratio, age of mortality, leading and preventable causes of mortality, and life expectancy. Headline Figures Life expectancy in Barnet...

Last Updated: May 2024 Mental Health Back to People Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It is vital to overall health and crucial to personal, community and socio-economic development. The mental health dashboard gives an overview of mental health in Barnet, with various indicators split into four themes of: Prevalence & Incidence Wellbeing Services Quality and Outcomes Headline Figures The prevalence of clinically relevant depressive symptoms in...

Last Updated: May 2024 Family Friendly Index Back to People The Family Friendly Index was developed to assess whether we are delivering on our vision for a family friendly borough and sets out a range of aspirations for children and young people. The Family Friendly Index is part of the Children and Young People dashboard – to see the full dashboard click here. For more...

Last Updated: May 2024 Employment Back to People The Employment Dashboard details employment data in Barnet benchmarked against London and England with demographic breakdowns included. The dashboard is organised into two sections: Labour Supply and Demand: indicators for (un)employment rate, employees by industry, and wages. Benefits and Financial Support: indicators for universal credit, employment and support allowance, carers allowance, attendance allowance, and personal independence payment. Headline...

Last Updated: May 2024 Cost of Living Back to People The cost of living is the amount of money needed to cover basic expenses in a certain place and time period. The Barnet Cost of Living Dashboard is an interactive tool that explores this topic through three major themes of cost, income, and impact. Headlines Figures The average net income in Barnet is £45,176, and...

Last Updated: May 2024 Communities Back to People Barnet is home to many different communities. The communities dashboard summarises data on some of these communities, including care leavers, ethnic groups, people living with disabilities, the LGTBQ+ community, veterans, people who are experiencing homelessness, carers, and social care users. Headline Figures 72% of care leavers aged 17-18 years are in employment, education, or training and 89%...

Last Updated: May 2024 Children and Young People Back to People According to the 2021 Census, people aged 24 or under represent just over 30% of the total population living in Barnet. The Children and Young People Profile provides a demographic summary about the population of children and young people in Barnet. It also brings together information on topics such as Crime, Education...

Last Updated: May 2024 Cancer Screening Back to People Cancer screening involves testing apparently healthy people for signs of the disease. NHS cancer screening programmes can help to diagnose cancer or risk of cancer earlier and improve the likelihood of successful treatment. There are three national cancer screening programmes in England: Bowel, Breast, and Cervical. The cancer screening dashboard includes data for all three...

Last Updated: May 2024 Suicide and Self-harm Back to People Suicide and self-harm are both serious public health problems. The suicide and self-harm dashboard brings together data on prevalence, risk factors, and services within Barnet. You may also be interested in the Mental Health dashboard, please click here. Headline Figures The suicide rate in Barnet has been continuously declining since 2014-16 and as of 2020-22 is...