Population Analysis
Profiling the people in the market - and what their health needs imply.
Population analysis profiles the resident population of a defined market: its size and growth, age and sex structure, income and education, and the demographic signals of health need by condition area. It connects who lives in the market with what services and capacity are likely to be needed there.
What this service covers
- Population size, density and growth
- Age and sex structure
- Income, education and socio-economic profile
- Health-need signals by condition area
- Disease burden proxies and utilisation drivers
- Comparison across market sub-areas
- Projection of need over time
- Implications for service mix
- Implications for capacity and location
- Documented population profile
Our process
- Define the population geography
- Compile demographics and growth data
- Build health-need and utilisation signals
- Project need over the planning horizon
- Derive service and capacity implications
- Document the analysis
Frequently asked questions
How is population analysis different from patient demographic analysis?
Population analysis covers the whole resident population of a market. Patient demographic analysis profiles the actual and potential patients within it - a different, behaviour-weighted view.
How is it different from catchment analysis?
Catchment analysis maps the draw zones of a hospital. Population analysis examines who lives there and what their needs imply.
Why does population matter to a hospital plan?
Because service mix, bed strength and location decisions should track who lives in the market and how their health needs will develop.
What data does it use?
Census and demographic statistics, health statistics, utilisation data and research - projected over the planning horizon.
What does the customer receive?
A population profile with needs projections and the service and capacity implications for the market.