# Health in Yorkshire and The Humber

North 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.

In: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)

## Female life expectancy

Yorkshire and The Humber: **82.3 years** (2022 to 2024, region level). Source: ONS life expectancy. Published 10 December 2025.

A 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% lower (83.3 years)
- Against the UK: 1% lower (83.0 years)

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-female?place=E12000003) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/life-expectancy-female) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/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 Yorkshire and The Humber. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?place=E12000003) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) · https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/health#l-gp-practices

## Male life expectancy

Yorkshire and The Humber: **78.3 years** (2022 to 2024, region level). Source: ONS life expectancy. Published 10 December 2025.

A 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% lower (79.5 years)
- Against the UK: 1% lower (79.2 years)

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-male?place=E12000003) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/life-expectancy-male) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-male/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/health#l-life-expectancy-male

## Number of GP practices

Council level, Great Britain only, 2026. Source: Worked out by Open Index from NHS England's Organisation Data Service, Public Health Scotland and OS Code-Point Open.

Published for councils, not as one figure for the whole of Yorkshire and The Humber. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-gp-practices?place=E12000003) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-gp-practices) · https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/health#l-gp-practices-count

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/deprivation) (8)
- [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/education) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/council-tax) (9)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E12000003/data?family=health

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/health, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/health#l-life-expectancy-female.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/health
