The report suggests that Scotland and Northern Ireland may face proportionally greater future demands on the health service than England and Wales, as they have a higher incidence of poor health in the population.

BBC: UK life 'healthier for longer', ONS figures show

Currently, the incidence of TB is growing in the ethnic population - and falling among Caucasians.

BBC: TB link to ethnic minority poverty

As David Frith showed in his book "Silence of the Heart", the incidence of suicide among Test cricketers is far higher than in the general population.

BBC: Bitter-sweet sympathy

Another study that will be presented this weekend at the conference found that among the population in southwest Greece, which has undergone serious financial turmoil in recent years, the incidence of heart attack has risen dramatically as the economy has taken a down turn.

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