 | FIND OUT MORE As the NHS turns 60, BBC News is giving it a health check. Watch out for reports, features and analysis on TV, radio and the web. |
In 60 years the NHS has changed dramatically - in terms of what it provides, how it is administered, who works there and how much it costs to run.
Here is an at-a-glance look at some of the changes. LIFE EXPECTANCY
INFANT MORTALITY
SMOKING
VACCINATIONS
CHIEF CAUSES OF DEATH PRINCIPAL KILLERSMain causes of death in 1948 and how they compare now
(2006 except where stated) | England and Wales | THEN | NOW | Scotland | THEN | NOW |
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| Heart and circulatory disease | 35.4% | 34.6% | Heart
disease | 42.8% | 33.2% | | Cancer | 16.9% | 27% | Circulatory disorders | 28% | 16.6% | | Stroke | 11.5% | 9.6% | Cancer | 13.7% | 27.2% | | Bronchitis or respiratory diseases | 10.4% | 4.6% | Tuberculosis (TB) | 6.2% | 0.08% | | Tuberculosis (TB) | 4.7% | 0.7%* | Scotland categorises some causes of heart disease differently from England and Wales Northen Ireland data unavailable |
| Based on best available data, England and Wales *2004 | SOURCE: DoH 2006 | SOURCE: Scottish Government |
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