Health in East Midlands
RegionNorth England. 5,085,641 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 15,643 square kilometres.
4 layers about health for East Midlands, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Female lifespan by council
Life expectancy for local areas of the UK · 2022 to 2024
East Midlands’s 35 councils range from 80.8 years in Nottingham to 85.6 years in Rushcliffe.
Female life expectancy
RegionA baby girl born in East Midlands could expect to live 82.8 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.
In England the figure is 83.3 years.
For the UK as a whole it is 83.0 years.
East Midlands is joint 5th highest of 12 for female life expectancy.
- Against England
- 1% lower83.3 years
- Against the UK
- About the same83.0 years
GP practices
PostcodeGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for East Midlands. The map shows each one.
Male life expectancy
RegionA baby boy born in East Midlands could expect to live 79.0 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.
In England the figure is 79.5 years.
For the UK as a whole it is 79.2 years.
East Midlands is 5th highest of 12 for male life expectancy.
- Against England
- 1% lower79.5 years
- Against the UK
- About the same79.2 years
Number of GP practices
CouncilGreat Britain onlyPublished for councils, not as one figure for the whole of East Midlands. The map shows each one.
Worked out by Open Index from NHS England's Organisation Data Service, Public Health Scotland and OS Code-Point Open.