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Boston’s overall Health Index Score decreased by 1 point in 2020 for a score of 89.2.Improvements in life satisfaction and a decrease in anxiety saw personal well-being improve by 15.6 points since 2015. It now sits at 108.9 although this is a drop from a 2018 peak of 121.0. Boston went from being in the bottom 20% of local authority areas to being in the top 10%.
The district’s best score in 2020 was 116.3 for health relating to living conditions while its worst was for access to services at 75.4 – the lowest in the East Midlands. The strongest scores were for physical health conditions like cancer, diabetes, and liver disease.The authority scored 109.5 in 2020 compared to 102.9 in 2019.
The area’s score for preventative measures around cancer and child vaccination was also in the top 15% in England but saw a small reduction in the last year to 113.3 mainly driven by worsening child vaccination coverage. Similar to others the area saw a dip in crime around 2018 before rising again for 2020. Its overall score was down by 3.8 points since 2015 to sit at 106.2 in 2022, knocking it out of the top 20% best local authorities. The change was mostly driven by an increase in personal crime.Personal well being, which looks at happiness, life satisfaction, and belief that activities are worthwhile saw an increase in the number of people feeling anxious, resulting in a score drop to 106.0 in 2020.
South Kesteven’s mortality rate improved between 2015 and 2020 increasing from 104.9 to 110.0 due to a decrease in infant mortality and improvements in life expectancy. SKDC was among the best 25%.
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