"Poorer health generally reduces the possibility of better life outcomes and opportunities. It can restrict employment prospects, reduce earnings and bring additional living costs associated with long-term illness and disability that must somehow be met. In turn, this can lead to living in deprivation, low income and poverty." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Health spotlight page for Barrow-in-Furness.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Barrow-in-Furness.

Students eligible for free school meals in state-funded schools

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals at different tyes of state-funded schools in Barrow-in-Furness.

Dataset

School pupil characteristics

No data available at this level.

Personal wellbeing - happiness

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of people who responded as poor, fair, good, and very good to the question "Overall, how happy did you feel yesterday?" in Barrow-in-Furness.

Dataset

Personal wellbeing
Poor
Fair
Good
Very good
TimePercentage of population01020304050Poor 2011-12: 6.76Poor 2012-13: 10.17Poor 2013-14: 20.91Poor 2014-15: 9.36Poor 2015-16: 6.7Poor 2016-17: 7.81Poor 2017-18: 8.11Poor 2018-19: 12.25Poor 2019-20: 8.38Poor 2020-21: 20.69Poor 2021-22: 6.49Fair 2011-12: 19.07Fair 2012-13: 17.44Fair 2013-14: 17.73Fair 2014-15: 29.92Fair 2015-16: 17.42Fair 2016-17: 13.23Fair 2017-18: 20.1Fair 2018-19: 20.83Fair 2019-20: 21.49Fair 2020-21: 15.36Fair 2021-22: 16.73Good 2011-12: 41.2Good 2012-13: 43.91Good 2013-14: 36.11Good 2014-15: 28.25Good 2015-16: 43.71Good 2016-17: 41.45Good 2017-18: 34.5Good 2018-19: 32.14Good 2019-20: 42.25Good 2020-21: 40.93Good 2021-22: 53.77Very good 2011-12: 32.96Very good 2012-13: 28.48Very good 2013-14: 25.25Very good 2014-15: 32.47Very good 2015-16: 32.18Very good 2016-17: 37.51Very good 2017-18: 37.3Very good 2018-19: 34.78Very good 2019-20: 27.88Very good 2020-21: 23.03Very good 2021-22: 23.02

Personal wellbeing - worthwhile

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of people who responded as poor, fair, good, and very good to the question "Overall, to what extent do you feel that the things you do in your life are worthwhile?" in Barrow-in-Furness.

Dataset

Personal wellbeing
Poor
Fair
Good
Very good
TimePercentage of population0102030405060Poor 2011-12: 4.46Poor 2012-13: 3.85Poor 2013-14: 0Poor 2014-15: 6.46Poor 2015-16: 0Poor 2016-17: 0Poor 2017-18: 4.44Poor 2018-19: 0Poor 2019-20: 0Poor 2020-21: 8.96Poor 2021-22: 16.56Fair 2011-12: 17.12Fair 2012-13: 18Fair 2013-14: 0Fair 2014-15: 16.59Fair 2015-16: 0Fair 2016-17: 0Fair 2017-18: 18.5Fair 2018-19: 0Fair 2019-20: 0Fair 2020-21: 18.75Fair 2021-22: 13.13Good 2011-12: 51.63Good 2012-13: 52.03Good 2013-14: 40.82Good 2014-15: 46.04Good 2015-16: 55.06Good 2016-17: 49.86Good 2017-18: 45.76Good 2018-19: 42.47Good 2019-20: 58.5Good 2020-21: 50.22Good 2021-22: 47.95Very good 2011-12: 26.79Very good 2012-13: 26.13Very good 2013-14: 37.76Very good 2014-15: 30.91Very good 2015-16: 29.42Very good 2016-17: 33.29Very good 2017-18: 31.29Very good 2018-19: 28.41Very good 2019-20: 19.75Very good 2020-21: 22.07Very good 2021-22: 22.36

Personal wellbeing - life-satisfaction

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of people who responded as poor, fair, good, and very good to the question "On a scale where 0 is “not at all anxious” and 10 is “completely anxious”, overall, how anxious did you feel yesterday?" in Barrow-in-Furness.

Dataset

Personal wellbeing
Poor
Fair
Good
Very good
TimePercentage of population0102030405060Poor 2011-12: 5.33Poor 2012-13: 4.54Poor 2013-14: 7.39Poor 2014-15: 6.13Poor 2015-16: 4.58Poor 2016-17: 0Poor 2017-18: 4.32Poor 2018-19: 3.95Poor 2019-20: 0Poor 2020-21: 12.53Poor 2021-22: 6.79Fair 2011-12: 20.09Fair 2012-13: 16.87Fair 2013-14: 21.51Fair 2014-15: 18.22Fair 2015-16: 16.35Fair 2016-17: 0Fair 2017-18: 19.23Fair 2018-19: 14.49Fair 2019-20: 0Fair 2020-21: 21.52Fair 2021-22: 16.96Good 2011-12: 53.84Good 2012-13: 55.84Good 2013-14: 42.34Good 2014-15: 48.73Good 2015-16: 50.48Good 2016-17: 40.5Good 2017-18: 51.73Good 2018-19: 55.59Good 2019-20: 46.65Good 2020-21: 49Good 2021-22: 53.62Very good 2011-12: 20.74Very good 2012-13: 22.75Very good 2013-14: 28.75Very good 2014-15: 26.93Very good 2015-16: 28.59Very good 2016-17: 36.45Very good 2017-18: 24.72Very good 2018-19: 25.97Very good 2019-20: 26.28Very good 2020-21: 16.96Very good 2021-22: 22.62

Personal wellbeing - anxiety

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of people who responded as poor, fair, good, and very good to the question "Overall, how satisfied are you with your life nowadays?" in Barrow-in-Furness.

Dataset

Personal wellbeing
Poor
Fair
Good
Very good
TimePercentage of population01020304050Poor 2011-12: 22.77Poor 2012-13: 17.68Poor 2013-14: 23.87Poor 2014-15: 28.22Poor 2015-16: 20.78Poor 2016-17: 16.18Poor 2017-18: 21.58Poor 2018-19: 7.81Poor 2019-20: 31.1Poor 2020-21: 33.11Poor 2021-22: 28.88Fair 2011-12: 16.32Fair 2012-13: 17.81Fair 2013-14: 24.65Fair 2014-15: 16.71Fair 2015-16: 22.25Fair 2016-17: 11.99Fair 2017-18: 18.3Fair 2018-19: 18.21Fair 2019-20: 13.42Fair 2020-21: 17.04Fair 2021-22: 14.61Good 2011-12: 15.12Good 2012-13: 24.62Good 2013-14: 13.05Good 2014-15: 17.46Good 2015-16: 15.55Good 2016-17: 30.11Good 2017-18: 21.05Good 2018-19: 28.37Good 2019-20: 22.14Good 2020-21: 18.9Good 2021-22: 32.11Very good 2011-12: 45.79Very good 2012-13: 39.9Very good 2013-14: 38.43Very good 2014-15: 37.61Very good 2015-16: 41.43Very good 2016-17: 41.73Very good 2017-18: 39.07Very good 2018-19: 45.61Very good 2019-20: 33.34Very good 2020-21: 30.95Very good 2021-22: 24.39