# Health in Perth and Kinross

North Scotland. 154,930 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 5,384 square kilometres, the 9th most sparsely populated council in the UK.

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

In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)

## Female life expectancy

Perth and Kinross: **82.8 years** (2022 to 2024, council level). Source: ONS life expectancy. Published 10 December 2025.

A baby girl born in Perth and Kinross could expect to live 82.8 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.
In Scotland the figure is 81.1 years.
For the UK as a whole it is 83.0 years.
Perth and Kinross is joint 138th lowest of 359 for female life expectancy.

- Against Scotland: 2% higher (81.1 years)
- Against the UK: About the same (83.0 years)

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-female?place=S12000048) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/life-expectancy-female) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/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 Perth and Kinross. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?place=S12000048) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) · https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/health#l-gp-practices

## Male life expectancy

Perth and Kinross: **79.1 years** (2022 to 2024, council level). Source: ONS life expectancy. Published 10 December 2025.

A baby boy born in Perth and Kinross could expect to live 79.1 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.
In Scotland the figure is 77.2 years.
For the UK as a whole it is 79.2 years.
Perth and Kinross is joint 155th lowest of 359 for male life expectancy.

- Against Scotland: 2% higher (77.2 years)
- Against the UK: About the same (79.2 years)

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-male?place=S12000048) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/life-expectancy-male) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-male/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/health#l-life-expectancy-male

## Number of GP practices

Perth and Kinross: **23** (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=S12000048) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-gp-practices) · https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/health#l-gp-practices-count

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/housing) (8)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/crime) (6)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/people) (15)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/deprivation) (2)
- [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/education) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/environment) (5)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/connectivity) (5)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/council-tax) (2)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/services) (1)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/sources) (22)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S12000048/data?family=health

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/health, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/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/perth-and-kinross/health
