Health in Yorkshire and The Humber
RegionNorth England. 5,672,166 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 15,408 square kilometres.
4 layers about health for Yorkshire and The Humber, 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
Yorkshire and The Humber’s 15 councils range from 80.4 years in Kingston upon Hull to 84.1 years in North Yorkshire.
Female life expectancy
RegionA baby girl born in Yorkshire and The Humber could expect to live 82.3 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.
In England the figure is 83.3 years.
For the UK as a whole it is 83.0 years.
Yorkshire and The Humber is 5th lowest of 12 for female life expectancy.
- Against England
- 1% lower83.3 years
- Against the UK
- 1% lower83.0 years
GP practices
PostcodeGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Yorkshire and The Humber. The map shows each one.
Male life expectancy
RegionA baby boy born in Yorkshire and The Humber could expect to live 78.3 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.
In England the figure is 79.5 years.
For the UK as a whole it is 79.2 years.
Yorkshire and The Humber is joint 4th lowest of 12 for male life expectancy.
- Against England
- 2% lower79.5 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 Yorkshire and The Humber. 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.