# Health in Merthyr Tydfil

South Wales. 58,362 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 112 square kilometres.

4 layers about health for Merthyr Tydfil, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/wales)

## Female life expectancy

Merthyr Tydfil: **79.7 years** (2022 to 2024, council level). Source: ONS life expectancy. Published 10 December 2025.

A baby girl born in Merthyr Tydfil could expect to live 79.7 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.
In Wales the figure is 82.2 years.
For the UK as a whole it is 83.0 years.
Merthyr Tydfil is joint 8th lowest of 359 for female life expectancy.

- Against Wales: 3% lower (82.2 years)
- Against the UK: 4% lower (83.0 years)

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-female?place=W06000024) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/life-expectancy-female) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/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 Merthyr Tydfil. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?place=W06000024) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) · https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/health#l-gp-practices

## Male life expectancy

Merthyr Tydfil: **75.0 years** (2022 to 2024, council level). Source: ONS life expectancy. Published 10 December 2025.

A baby boy born in Merthyr Tydfil could expect to live 75.0 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.
In Wales the figure is 78.3 years.
For the UK as a whole it is 79.2 years.
Merthyr Tydfil is joint 3rd lowest of 359 for male life expectancy.

- Against Wales: 4% lower (78.3 years)
- Against the UK: 5% lower (79.2 years)

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-male?place=W06000024) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/life-expectancy-male) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-male/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/health#l-life-expectancy-male

## Number of GP practices

Merthyr Tydfil: **7** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from NHS England's Organisation Data Service, Public Health Scotland and OS Code-Point Open. Published 15 October 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-gp-practices?place=W06000024) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-gp-practices) · https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/health#l-gp-practices-count

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/deprivation) (2)
- [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/education) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/environment) (6)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/connectivity) (5)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/elections) (8)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/sources) (26)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/W06000024/data?family=health

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/health, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/health#l-life-expectancy-female.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/health