Chronic pain
There are two maps. The map on the left presents the amount of chronic pain in each
Chronic pain
- The map shows the proportion of people in each area who have experienced chronic pain. That is, they have experienced pain in any area of the body on most or all days during the past 6 months. The proportion for areas ranged from 18.6% and 50.1%. On the map the lighter areas are where around 1 in 5 people experience chronic pain. In the darkest red areas almost 1 in 2 people experience chronic back pain.
High impact chronic pain
- The map shows the proportion of people in each area who have experienced high impact chronic pain. That is pain that impacts on their activities on most or all days during a six month period. The proportion for areas varies from 6.2% to 33.1%. On the map the lighter areas are where between 1 and 20 and 1 in 10 people experience pain impacting on daily activities on most or all days. In the darkest blue areas almost 1 in 3 people experience pain impacting on daily activities on most or all days.
