What is actually happening?
Of 479 tracked indicators across 234 topics,
334 are getting worse.
70%deteriorating
19%improving
11%stable
Britain in 2026 — the numbers behind the headlines.
Right now
7.6M
people on NHS waiting lists — peak 7.8M in Sep 2023
NHS England →
4.3M
children in poverty — 31% of all children in the UK
Child poverty →
3.6M hrs
of sewage discharged into rivers — up from 100K in 2016
Sewage discharge →
7.3%
of crimes lead to a charge — halved in 10 years
Criminal justice →
159,900
children in temporary accommodation — record high
Homelessness →
20%
of pupils persistently absent — was 10.5% pre-Covid
School absence →
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234 topics across 11 categories
Health21.3days↑doubled since 2015NHS Waiting Lists7.6M→peak 7.8M in Sep 2023NHS A&E70%%↓target is 95%, last met in 2015NHS Beds99K↓down from 300K in 1987NHS Cancer63%↓target: 85%NHS Dentistry54%↓down from 66% pre-COVIDNHS Discharge13,500↑medically fit but stuckNHS Mental Health1.9M↑up from 1.4M in 2016NHS Prescriptions1.1bn↑90% free of chargeNHS Screening68.7%↓20-year low; target 80%NHS Staffing104,300↓down from 133,500 peakNHS Vaccination89.3%↓below 95% herd immunity thresholdNHS Waiting Times7.54M↑Record high, up 70% since COVIDNHS Workforce107K↓down from 121K peak (2022)Dental49.1%↓was 57.3% pre-pandemicMaternity Services9.7per 100k↑double Norway rateLong COVID1.5M↓2024, down from 2.1MHealthy Life Expectancy62.9 yrs→Infant Mortality3.6per 1,000→stalled since 2014Diabetes4.4M↑up from 1.4M in 1998Dementia944K↑+280K since 2012Antibiotic Resistance7.0K/yr↑up from 4.4K in 2016Community Pharmacies10,575↓down from 11,748 in 2015Cancer Survival55.4%↑Up from 46% in 2005 but below EU average of 57%Sexual Health432K↑Returned to pre-COVID levelsStroke40.2per 100K↓Down from 47 in 2012 but improvement flatteningOrgan Donation6,342↓Down from 7,048 in 2020Palliative Care27%↓Down from 32% in 2014 — 73% funded by charityChronic Pain28million↑Up from 18M in 2012 — leading cause of disabilityBlood Pressure7.4million↑Nearly half of all cases undetectedNHS Productivity90.3index↓2014 = 100 — nearly 10% below baselineNHS Capital£13.8bn↑Tripled from £4.3bn in 2014Learning Disabilities23years→Median age at death: 60 vs 83NHS Staff Absence5.6%↑2022/23 · Up from 4.2% in 2015 · Target: 3.5%Ambulance Handovers1.8M↑2023/24 · Up from 420K in 2017/18Fertility Treatment45%↓down from 60% in 2016Gender Clinics26,000↑up from 3,500 in 2016Menopause Care7.8M↑record high, up 37% since 2020NHS Talking Therapies1.2M→stable at record levelHospital Infections14,200↑rising after historic fallEye Care630K↑up 57% since 2018Cancer Diagnosis54%→target: 75% by 2028