# Health in Shetland Islands North Scotland. 22,710 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 1,469 square kilometres, the 4th most sparsely populated council in the UK. 4 layers about health for Shetland Islands, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) ## Female life expectancy Shetland Islands: **83.9 years** (2022 to 2024, council level). Source: ONS life expectancy. Published 10 December 2025. A baby girl born in Shetland Islands could expect to live 83.9 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. Shetland Islands is joint 123rd highest of 359 for female life expectancy. - Against Scotland: 3% higher (81.1 years) - Against the UK: 1% higher (83.0 years) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-female?place=S12000027) · [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/shetland-islands/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 Shetland Islands. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?place=S12000027) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) · https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/health#l-gp-practices ## Male life expectancy Shetland Islands: **79.5 years** (2022 to 2024, council level). Source: ONS life expectancy. Published 10 December 2025. A baby boy born in Shetland Islands could expect to live 79.5 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. Shetland Islands is joint 178th highest of 359 for male life expectancy. - Against Scotland: 3% higher (77.2 years) - Against the UK: About the same (79.2 years) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-male?place=S12000027) · [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/shetland-islands/health#l-life-expectancy-male ## Number of GP practices Shetland Islands: **9** (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=S12000027) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-gp-practices) · https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/health#l-gp-practices-count ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/housing) (8) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/crime) (6) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/people) (15) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/deprivation) (2) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/environment) (5) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/connectivity) (5) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/council-tax) (2) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/services) (1) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/sources) (22) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S12000027/data?family=health ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/health, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/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/shetland-islands/health