Fingertips is a large public health data collection. The data is organised into themed profiles, showing an overview of indicators for each theme.

About Fingertips profiles

Fingertips profiles are a rich source of indicators across a range of health and wellbeing themes. They are designed to support Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) and commissioning to improve health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities. With these profiles you can:

  • browse indicators at different geographical levels
  • benchmark against the regional or England average
  • export data to use locally

These profiles have been developed by the Office for Health Improvement & Disparities. 

Using Fingertips

Information about using Fingertips can be found in:

  • the Fingertips user guide - an introduction to the various visualisations and other available features 
  • New features - an overview of newly-added data and functionality
  • Geography - information about how different area types are used in Fingertips

Fingertips public health methods

Our Public health methods page has information about:

  • the statistical and epidemiological methods we use and recommend
  • interpreting the data you find in Fingertips
  • tools and background materials

Data sharing and reuse

You may re-use this information (excluding logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence v.3.0 To view this licence, visit OGL. Where we have identified any third party copyright information, you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders.

Copyright statement

Please use this copyright statement when reproducing or using any material from Fingertips, adding the date of access:

'Office for Health Improvement & Disparities. Public Health Profiles. [Date accessed] https://fingertips.phe.org.uk © Crown copyright [Year]'

Accessing data with the Fingertips API

The Fingertips API (best viewed in Chrome, Firefox or Safari) allows public health data to be retrieved in either JSON or CSV formats. A beginner's guide to the Fingertips API is available.

You can retrieve the data:

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