# Share in good health: highest and lowest councils in North East (2021)

Newcastle upon Tyne had the highest share of residents in good or very good health of North East’s 12 councils in 2021, at 80.6%.

Sunderland had the lowest, at 76.1%. The middle council, Northumberland, had 78.4%.

| Rank | Area | Good or very good health |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | 80.6% |
| 2 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | 79.9% |
| 3 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | 79.8% |
| 4 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | 79.3% |
| 5 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | 78.9% |
| 6 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | 78.4% |
| 7 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | 77.3% |
| 8 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | 76.9% |
| 9 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | 76.8% |
| 10 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | 76.5% |
| 11 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | 76.4% |
| 12 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | 76.1% |

Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, ONS Census 2021. Period: 2021. Period: 2021.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/northern-ireland)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/wales)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/good-health)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/good-health)

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