Representative Distribution of Patients across England
Overall, there are almost 35 million patient records on QResearch (version 43) between 1990 and 2018, from 1616 GP practices. This includes those who have died (2.15million), left the practice (19.54 million) and those who are still registered (13.10 million). 51.6% are women and 48.4% are men. The patients are spread throughout 10 geographical areas in England as shown in the table below. These figures are for illustration purposes since the database is regularly updated.
Region | Patient Records |
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East Midlands | 1.54 million |
East of England | 1.67 million |
London | 9.23 millon |
North East | 0.99 million |
North West | 5.07 million |
South Central | 4.5§ million |
South East | 3.16 million |
South West | 3.49 million |
West Midlands | 3.47 million |
Yorkshire and humber | 1.65 million |
Ethnically diverse population
The database contains a rich diversity of ethnic groups (using the ethnicity which patients have assigned for themselves). This is important as it enables us to look at how different diseases may affect different ethnic groups as well as analyses variations in access to treatments.
Ethnic Group | Numbers of patients |
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White or not recorded | 31.1 million |
Indian | 568,845 |
Pakistani | 393,749 |
Bangladeshi | 288,863 |
Other Asian | 402,416 |
Caribbean | 243,517 |
Black Afridan | 634,953 |
Chinese | 231,418 |
Other group | 899,523 |