South Lakeland Health Improvement Plan - NHS Cumbria

Table 1.2) Population predictions 2008-2028 for South Lakeland by age group. Source:ONSPopulationAge 2008 2018 2028 Change % Change0-14 15,500 15,100 15,200 -300 -1.915-64 66,400 65,000 65,100 -1,300 -2.065+ 23,900 31,200 38,500 14,600 61.1Allages 105,800 111,500 118,700 12,900 12.21.2. BirthsIn recent years birth rates in Cumbria have been consistently lower than thatof England and Wales. South Lakeland has the lowest birth rate of all districtsin Cumbria: the 2007 birth rate in South Lakeland was 8.5, compared to 10.1in Cumbria and 12.8 for England and Wales.The South Lakeland birth rate has shown a small decrease over timefrom 8.6 in 2001 to 8.2 in 2007. This is in contrast to the trend for Cumbria asa whole which has steadily increased since 2001. This is shown in Figure 1.2:Figure 1.2) Comparison of Birth Rates (in three year periods) from 2001-2007. Source:ONSCrude Birth Rate11.51110.5109.598.587.572001-03 2002-04 2003-05 2004-06 2005-07Cumbria South Lakeland AllerdaleBarrow-In-Furness Carlisle CopelandEdenSouth Lakeland Baseline Assessment 2009 9