Starting Well
This section of the website provides key data and analyses relating to these young populations as well as school age children and young people in West Sussex to enable planning and support to ensure West Sussex populations are starting and developing well.
Living and Working Well
This section is presented under three headings, reflecting the available demographics of the workforce in West Sussex, data on housing, environment and wider determinants of health and data on Health behaviours of the working age population.
Ageing Well
The county’s population age structure is older than the South East region and England as a whole and presents challenges in relation to the demand for and provision of services, but also in the way that older people are perceived and included in the wider community.
Recent updates
Indices of Multiple Deprivation: 2025
A West Sussex summary of the Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2025.
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October 2025 Updates
This post provides an update of new pieces of work produced in October 2025.
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Young People's Health Needs Assessment
This young people’s health needs assessment focusses specifically on recreational and educational leisure-time activities, is part of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), and is in response to the statutory guidance for local authorities on services to improve young people’s wellbeing.
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Reports
This section contains our published reports, including short reports and briefing notes as well as formal comprehensive needs assessments and the statutory Director of Public Health Annual Report.
Core Datasets
This section includes the core datasets around population, illness and disability, for West Sussex.