Area · E08000037
Gateshead
Population studies suggest people in Gateshead, on average, can expect around 79.2 years of life, of which around 56.2 may be in good general health.
Last data refresh · 2026-04-26
Source · ONS & OHID
Open Government Licence v3.0
§ 01 · Life expectancy
How long people in Gateshead live
Period life expectancy at birth, taken from the ONS local-area life-expectancy dataset (2022–2024). These are population averages, not personal predictions.
Life expectancy · average
79.2yrs
Average across male and female.
Life expectancy · male
76.9yrs
Life expectancy · female
81.5yrs
§ 02 · Healthy life expectancy
How many of those years may be in good health
Healthy life expectancy at birth estimates the years a person can expect to live in good general health. The gap between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy is the share of life spent in poorer health.
Healthy life expectancy · average
56.2yrs
Years lived in good general health.
Healthy life expectancy · male
55.8yrs
Healthy life expectancy · female
56.7yrs
Years not in good health
23.0yrs
The healthy-life gap for this area.
vs UK average (63.3 yrs healthy)
Gateshead is 7.1 years below the UK average for healthy life expectancy.
FIG. 02 · GATESHEAD
Gateshead, square by square
56 healthy years · 23 years with poorer health · out of 79 total.
Healthy (56) Poorer health (23) Beyond LE (21)
§ 03 · Lifestyle indicators
Behavioural risk factors at population level
Adult population shares for the five lifestyle indicators Lifemap tracks. Definitions and survey periods vary by country — see Sources for the full provenance and the comparability caveats.
Smoking (adults)
15.3%
Adult smoking prevalence.
Obesity / overweight (adults)
73.4%
Adult population share. Definition varies between countries — see Sources.
Higher-risk drinking
25.6%
Adults drinking above the chief medical officer's weekly guideline.
Physically active (adults)
61.6%
Adults meeting the CMO 150 min / week guideline.
Five-a-day fruit & veg
31.7%
Adults eating five or more portions a day.
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