# Health in England One of the four nations of the United Kingdom. 58,834,812 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 130,464 square kilometres. 4 layers about health for England, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. ## Female life expectancy England: **83.3 years** (2022 to 2024, nation level). Source: ONS life expectancy. Published 10 December 2025. A baby girl born in England could expect to live 83.3 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024. In United Kingdom the figure is 83.0 years. For the UK as a whole it is 83.0 years. England is highest of 4 for female life expectancy. - Against United Kingdom: About the same (83.0 years) - Against the UK: About the same (83.0 years) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-female?place=E92000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/life-expectancy-female) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/england) · https://openindex.co.uk/england/health#l-life-expectancy-female ## GP practices Postcode level, Great Britain only. Source: NHS England and Public Health Scotland and Ordnance Survey. Published as points, so there is no single figure for England. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?place=E92000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) · https://openindex.co.uk/england/health#l-gp-practices ## Male life expectancy England: **79.5 years** (2022 to 2024, nation level). Source: ONS life expectancy. Published 10 December 2025. A baby boy born in England could expect to live 79.5 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024. In United Kingdom the figure is 79.2 years. For the UK as a whole it is 79.2 years. England is highest of 4 for male life expectancy. - Against United Kingdom: About the same (79.2 years) - Against the UK: About the same (79.2 years) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-male?place=E92000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/life-expectancy-male) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-male/england) · https://openindex.co.uk/england/health#l-life-expectancy-male ## Number of GP practices Council level, Great Britain only, 2026. Source: Worked out by Open Index from NHS England's Organisation Data Service, Public Health Scotland and OS Code-Point Open. Published for councils, not as one figure for the whole of England. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-gp-practices?place=E92000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-gp-practices) · https://openindex.co.uk/england/health#l-gp-practices-count ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/england/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/england/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/england/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/england/deprivation) (8) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/england/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/england/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/england/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/england/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/england/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/england/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/england/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/england/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/england/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/england/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E92000001/data?family=health ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/england/health, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/england/health#l-life-expectancy-female. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/england/health