Health in Wales
NationOne of the four nations of the United Kingdom. 3,175,181 people in 20,783 square kilometres.
4 layers about health for Wales, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Female lifespan by council
Life expectancy for local areas of the UK · 2022 to 2024
Wales’s 22 councils range from 79.2 years in Blaenau Gwent to 84.6 years in Monmouthshire.
Female life expectancy
NationA baby girl born in Wales could expect to live 82.2 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.
In United Kingdom the figure is 83.0 years.
For the UK as a whole it is 83.0 years.
Wales is 2nd lowest of 4 for female life expectancy.
- Against United Kingdom
- 1% lower83.0 years
- Against the UK
- 1% lower83.0 years
GP practices
PostcodeGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Wales. The map shows each one.
Male life expectancy
NationA baby boy born in Wales could expect to live 78.3 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.
In United Kingdom the figure is 79.2 years.
For the UK as a whole it is 79.2 years.
Wales is 2nd lowest of 4 for male life expectancy.
- Against United Kingdom
- 1% lower79.2 years
- Against the UK
- 1% lower79.2 years
Number of GP practices
CouncilGreat Britain onlyPublished for councils, not as one figure for the whole of Wales. The map shows each one.
Worked out by Open Index from NHS England's Organisation Data Service, Public Health Scotland and OS Code-Point Open.