Health Conditions

Asthma

• Oldham's latest asthma prevalence of 7.2% is higher than the national average of 6.6%.

• There are 3.17% of people living with cancer in Oldham. This is lower than the average in England of 3.64%.

Cardiovascular disease

• 7,388 people (2.9%) living with coronary heart disease. This is similar to the England rate (3.0%). The prevalence has remained constant over the past 14 years and is identical to the national rate.
• 37,855 people (14.7%) living with hypertension which is marginally lower than the England rate (15.2%). The prevalence has remained constant over the past 10 years and is slightly lower than the national rate.
• 4,866 people (1.9%) have had a stroke. This is the same as the England rate (1.9%).
• 2,943 people (1.1%) living with heart failure. This is the same as the England rate (1.1%).

• Oldham's latest rate of 5.3% is higher than the national average of 4.6%.
• For 2024/25, this means 10,360 people in Oldham had CKD.

• Latest data (2023 - 25) shows that 279 people in Oldham died from liver disease. This represents a rate of 43.1 per 100,000 population, which is significantly higher than the England average of 26.6 per 100,000.

• Latest data (2024/25) shows that 5,881 people in Oldham are living with Coronary Heart Disease. This represents 2.3% of the population, which is higher than the national average of 1.9%. 

• Latest data (2024/25) reveals that 7,388 people in Oldham are living with Coronary Heart Disease. This represents 2.9% of the population, similar to the national average of 3.0%. 

• There are 19,380 people in Oldham living with diabetes. This equates to 9.7% of the population, higher than the North West average of 8.0% and the national rate of 7.9%.

• Oldham's latest dementia prevalence amongst all ages (0.7%) which is similar the England average of 0.8% (2024/25).

• There are 2,911 (1.1%) people living with a severe mental illness like schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and other psychoses. This is similar to the England average of 1.0%.
• There are 0.7% of people in Oldham living with dementia. This is similar to the England average.
• There are 32,167 people (16.4%) living with depression in Oldham. This is higher than the England average of 14.3% (aged 18+).

• Latest data (2023 - 25) shows that 887 people in Oldham died from respiratory disease. This represents a rate of 148.8 per 100,000 population, which is significantly higher than the national average of 113.2 per 100,000.  It is important to note that since 2001 - 03 the mortality rate for respiratory disease in Oldham has fallen by 33.7% which is similar to the 32.1% decrease across Engalnd.

• For 2024/25, Oldham has 4,866 people with stroke or TIA recorded. This is 1.9% of the population. This is equal to the England average.

Screening

• 70.4% of 60-74 year olds have participated in bowel screening within the past 2.5 years. This is lower than the England rate of 72.9% (2025).

• 71.3% of females aged between 53 and 70 have attended breast screening in the last 3 years. This is similar to the England rate of 71.7% (2025).

• 66.7% of females aged between 25 and 49 have attended cervical screening in the last 3.5 years. This is similar to the England rate of 66.1% (2024).
• 73.8% of females aged between 50 and 64 have attended cervical screening in the last 5.5 years. This is similar to the England rate of 74.3% (2024).