# Health in Newcastle upon Tyne The north of the North East. 320,838 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 113 square kilometres. 4 layers about health for Newcastle upon Tyne, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east) ## Female life expectancy Newcastle upon Tyne: **81.9 years** (2022 to 2024, council level). Source: ONS life expectancy. Published 10 December 2025. A baby girl born in Newcastle upon Tyne could expect to live 81.9 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024. In North East the figure is 81.6 years. For the UK as a whole it is 83.0 years. Newcastle upon Tyne is joint 81st lowest of 359 for female life expectancy. - Against North East: About the same (81.6 years) - Against the UK: 1% lower (83.0 years) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-female?place=E08000021) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/life-expectancy-female) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/north-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/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 Newcastle upon Tyne. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?place=E08000021) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) · https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/health#l-gp-practices ## Male life expectancy Newcastle upon Tyne: **77.5 years** (2022 to 2024, council level). Source: ONS life expectancy. Published 10 December 2025. A baby boy born in Newcastle upon Tyne could expect to live 77.5 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024. In North East the figure is 77.7 years. For the UK as a whole it is 79.2 years. Newcastle upon Tyne is joint 62nd lowest of 359 for male life expectancy. - Against North East: About the same (77.7 years) - Against the UK: 2% lower (79.2 years) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-male?place=E08000021) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/life-expectancy-male) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-male/north-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/health#l-life-expectancy-male ## Number of GP practices Newcastle upon Tyne: **29** (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=E08000021) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-gp-practices) · https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/health#l-gp-practices-count ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/deprivation) (8) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E08000021/data?family=health ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/health, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/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 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/health