
Spread of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom
Current incidence in the week ending 05/28/2023: 2.3 new infections per 100,000 populationSince the beginning of the pandemic until May 28th, 2023, a total of 24,611,066 infected people and 225,852 deaths have been reported in the United Kingdom.
The total of 24,611,066 infected people currently represents 36.25 percent of the total population. The number of new infections during the seven days preceding May 28th, 2023, was 1,529, for a 7-day incidence of 2.3 cases per 100,000 population. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, this results in a mortality rate of about 0.9 percent in the United Kingdom.
Current vaccination status
According to official WHO data, a total of 151.25 million vaccine doses have been administered as of September 11th, 2022. More recent data are not yet available to WHO. There are 53.81 million people who have received at least one vaccination (79.1 percent).50.76 million of these are considered fully vaccinated in the United Kingdom (= 74.6 percent).
This means that the United Kingdom is still one of the better countries in terms of vaccination coverage. The vaccination rate is higher in 67 countries.
Weight and size
Male | Female | |
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Body height | 178 cm | 164 cm |
BMI | 27.4 | 27.1 |
Weight | 86.7 kg | 72.7 kg |
Diseases
United Kingdom | Ø worldwide | |
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Diabetes * | 3.90% | 8.81% |
Tuberculosis | 0.06‰ | 1.34‰ |
* The number of people suffering from diabetes refers only to inhabitants aged between 20 and 79 years.
Child vaccinations
United Kingdom | Ø worldwide | |
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Measles | 91.0% | 81.7% |
Hepatitis B | 0.09% | 0.08% |
DTP * | 9.30% | 8.14% |
* DTP is a combined basic vaccination against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus, which should be given to children up to the age of 23 months.
In the United Kingdom, 15.4 percent of all over 15-year-olds are still smokers.
Medical supplies

With about 189,000 physicians in the United Kingdom, there are about 2.81 doctors per 1000 inhabitants. Here again the comparison: worldwide this standard is 1.50 physicians per 1,000 inhabitants and in the EU is 3.57.
Through medical care, the mortality of major known diseases can be reduced to an above-average extent. For example, only about 10 percent of all people who suffer from cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases or chylomicron retention disease (CRD) currently die.