The Health Profile for England (HPfE) was first produced by Public Health England (PHE) in 2017. It brings together PHE data and knowledge with information from other sources to give a broad picture of the health of people in England today. The report has been updated annually, with content and format altering slightly each year.

The 2021 edition of the Health Profile for England (HPfE) provides a comprehensive overview of the health of people in England and updates indicators presented in previous reports. It also contains a summary of the wider impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on many aspects of health and health inequalities. In addition, the report makes comparisons with health in a selection of other countries (US, Canada, Japan, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Poland) where possible This report is divided into the following sections: Covid-19; mortality and life expectancy; child health; adult health; risk factors associated with ill health; the wider determinants of health; health protection issues.