Health in West Midlands
RegionWest England. 6,205,854 people in 13,004 square kilometres.
4 layers about health for West Midlands, 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
West Midlands’s 30 councils range from 80.7 years in Stoke-on-Trent to 85.4 years in Stratford-on-Avon.
GP practices
PostcodeGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for West Midlands. The map shows each one.
Female life expectancy
RegionA baby girl born in West Midlands could expect to live 82.8 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.
West Midlands is 5th highest of 12 for female life expectancy.
- Against England
- 1% lower83.3 years
- Against the UK
- About the same83.0 years
Male life expectancy
RegionA baby boy born in West Midlands could expect to live 78.7 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.
West Midlands is 6th lowest of 12 for male life expectancy.
- Against England
- 1% 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 West Midlands. 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.