Metrics documentation

Last updated on Friday, 5 July 2024 at 02:01pm

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• COVID-19 cases in the last 7 days

  This metric shows the count of reported new cases in the last 7 days.

  • Topic: COVID-19
  • API name: COVID-19_headline_cases_7DayTotals

• Transfusion transmitted infections (TTI) surveillance (confirmed infections)

  This metric shows laboratory-confirmed transfusion transmitted infections (TTIs) in blood donors and recipients. The data shows infections by year of transfusion and pathogen type since TTI surveillance started in 1995.

  • Topic: transfusion-safety
  • API name: transfusion-safety_cases_infectionsConfirmed

• Transfusion transmitted infections (TTI) surveillance (episodes investigated)

  This metric shows annual investigations of suspected transfusion transmitted infections (TTIs) in blood donors and recipients. The data shows investigated transfusion episodes by year of transfusion and pathogen type since TTI surveillance started in 1995.

  • Topic: transfusion-safety
  • API name: safety_testing_investigated

• Lyme disease annual infection rates per 100,000 people

  This metric shows the annual rate of acute Lyme disease infections caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. This is the number of confirmed cases in laboratories in England per 100,000 population separated by age and sex.

  • Topic: lyme
  • API name: lyme_cases_infectionRateByYear

• Hepatitis B WHO target for the percentage of infants born to mothers with hepatitis B virus testing positive

  The WHO target is for less than 2% of children born to mothers living with hepatitis B to be hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive when tested at around 12 months of age.

  • Topic: Hepatitis-B
  • API name: hepatitis-b_testing_motherToChildTransmissionRateTargetWHO

• Hepatitis B percentage of infants born to mothers with hepatitis B virus testing positive

  The percentage of babies born to mothers with hepatitis B who test positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) at follow up, usually around 12 months of age.

  • Topic: Hepatitis-B
  • API name: hepatitis-b_testing_motherToChildTransmissionRate

• Hepatitis B WHO target for hepatitis B related deaths per 100,000 population per year

  A WHO target of fewer than 4 deaths per 100,000 population from hepatitis B related illness over a year.

  • Topic: Hepatitis-B
  • API name: hepatitis-b_deaths_deathRatebyYearTargetWHO

• Hepatitis B WHO target for percentage of eligible infants who have received a timely vaccination after birth

  The WHO target is for at least 90% of all newborn babies born to women living with hepatitis B to receive the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth.

  • Topic: Hepatitis-B
  • API name: hepatitis-b_vaccinations_percentageInfantsBirthDoseTargetWHO

• Hepatitis B percentage of eligible infants who have received a timely vaccination after birth

  The proportion of all newborn babies born to women identified as living with hepatitis B who receive the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth.

  • Topic: Hepatitis-B
  • API name: hepatitis-b_vaccinations_percentageInfantsBirthDose

• Hepatitis B annual mortality rate per 100,000 population

  This metric shows the annual number of deaths from hepatitis B virus-related end stage liver disease (ESLD) and/or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in England, per 100,000 population. This data is presented as a range with a lower and upper bound.

  • Topic: Hepatitis-B
  • API name: hepatitis-b_deaths_deathRateByYear