Public health indicators — OHID Fingertips

curl https://go.speaktoscout.com/api/v1/neighbourhood/public-health \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"

{
  "postcode": "string",
  "location": {
    "lat": 51.4623,
    "lng": -0.1532,
    "borough": "Wandsworth",
    "lsoa_code": "E01004587",
    "postcode": "SW11 5QD"
  },
  "public_health": {
    "local_authority": "Wandsworth",
    "indicators": {
      "life_expectancy_male": 81.2,
      "life_expectancy_female": 85.1,
      "healthy_life_expectancy_male": 67.4,
      "healthy_life_expectancy_female": 68.9,
      "obesity_prevalence": 18.3,
      "smoking_prevalence": 12.1,
      "depression_prevalence": 11.4,
      "diabetes_prevalence": 5.8,
      "physical_inactivity": 22.1,
      "cardiovascular_mortality_under75": 52.3,
      "cancer_mortality_under75": 89.1,
      "alcohol_related_admissions": 412,
      "suicide_rate": 8.2
    },
    "source": "OHID Fingertips (Dept. of Health and Social Care)"
  }
}

Essential for life insurance underwriting, health risk assessment, and population health planning.

Source: OHID Fingertips, Dept. of Health and Social Care | Coverage: England

Population health indicators at local authority level from the Office for Health Inequalities and Disparities (OHID) Fingertips API. Returns life expectancy (male/female), healthy life expectancy, under-75 mortality (cardiovascular, cancer, respiratory), smoking prevalence, obesity, alcohol admissions, depression, suicide rate, diabetes, physical inactivity, drug misuse deaths, self-harm, and mental health in need. Essential for life insurance underwriting, health risk assessment, and population health planning. **Source:** OHID Fingertips, Dept. of Health and Social Care | **Coverage:** England

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer

API key from speaktoscout.com/contact

Query parameters

postcodestringOptional

UK postcode (e.g. SW11 5QD)

latdoubleOptional

Latitude (alternative to postcode)

lngdoubleOptional

Longitude (alternative to postcode)

placestringOptional

Place name, neighbourhood, or postcode district (e.g. “Clapham”, “SW11”)

Response

Public health indicators

postcodestring

locationobject

public_healthobject

Errors

401

Unauthorized Error

404

Not Found Error