Hillingdon, in a few numbers.

Hillingdon local authority · E09000017

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On the move

59.3%

Adults meeting activity guidelines.

England: 68.0% · Worse

Hillingdon · 2024/25 · Persons, 19+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #93014

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Young and active

44.6%

Children active an hour a day on average.

England: 49.1% · Worse

Hillingdon · 2024/25 · Persons, 5-16 yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #93570

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Butting out

10.4%

Adults who currently smoke.

England: 9.5% · Similar

Hillingdon · 2025 · Persons, 18+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #92443

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A gap that matters

13.4%

Routine & manual workers who smoke.

England: 17.9% · Similar

Hillingdon · 2023 – 25 · Persons, 18-64 yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #92445 · Three years pooled to give a bigger sample.

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The bigger picture

84.8

Female life expectancy · years

England: 83.8 · Better

Hillingdon · 2025 · Female, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90366 · Value based on provisional mortality and population data

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How long we live

81.2

Male life expectancy · years

England: 80.0 · Better

Hillingdon · 2025 · Male, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90366 · Value based on provisional mortality and population data

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Healthy years

64.4

Healthy years, men · years

England: 60.9 · Similar

Hillingdon · 2022 – 24 · Male, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90362

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Healthy years ahead

64.7

Healthy years, women · years

England: 61.3 · Similar

Hillingdon · 2022 – 24 · Female, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90362

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Small beginnings

9.5%

Reception children living with obesity.

England: 10.5% · Better

Hillingdon · 2024/25 · Persons, 4-5 yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90319

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Growing up

21.3%

Year 6 children living with obesity.

England: 22.2% · Similar

Hillingdon · 2024/25 · Persons, 10-11 yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90323

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Room to breathe

6.1%

Deaths linked to particle pollution.

England: 5.3%

Hillingdon · 2024 · Persons, 30+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #93861

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What we breathe

8.2

Fine particle pollution · µg/m³

England: 7.1

Hillingdon · 2024 · modelled average

Source: OHID Fingertips · #93867 · Population-weighted annual average; modelled.

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Blood pressure on record

13.5%

GP patients with diagnosed hypertension.

England: 15.2% · Lower than England

Hillingdon · 2024/25 · Persons, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #219

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The missing millions — locally

8.2%

Adults estimated to have undiagnosed hypertension.

England: 8.6%

Hillingdon · 2021 · Persons, 16+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #94111 · Modelled estimate from Health Survey for England, applied to 2021.

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Hearts on record

2.5%

GP patients with coronary heart disease.

England: 3.0%

Hillingdon · 2024/25 · Persons, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #273

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When minutes matter

111.3

Emergency heart-attack admissions vs England (=100).

England: 100.0 · Worse

Hillingdon · 2016/17 – 20/21 · Persons, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #93232 · Five financial years pooled; selected archived release — now several years old.

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Quiet kidneys

3.2%

Adults with moderate-to-severe kidney disease on record.

England: 4.6%

Hillingdon · 2024/25 · Persons, 18+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #258 · Stages G3a to G5 (moderate to severe) only.

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Opiate and crack use

8.0

Estimated users per 1,000 people aged 15 to 64.

England: 8.5 · Similar

Hillingdon · 2022/23 · Persons, 15-64 yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #91117 · Modelled estimate, published every few years.

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Alcohol and the liver

71.5

Age-standardised alcoholic liver disease admissions per 100,000.

England: 49.4 · Worse

Hillingdon · 2022/23 · Persons, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90929 · Should be treated with caution due to Frimley Health Foundation Trust not submitting any HES data for June 2022 to March 2023. In 2021/22, between 1% and 10% of hospital patients from this area were treated at Frimley Health Foundation Trust

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Lives cut short

11.6

Age-standardised alcoholic liver disease deaths before 75 per 100,000.

England: 11.4 · Similar

Hillingdon · 2022 - 24 · Persons, <75 yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90861

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Drug misuse deaths

5.4

Age-standardised drug misuse deaths per 100,000 people per year.

Joint 67th lowest drug misuse death rate of 149 upper-tier authorities

England: 5.8

Hillingdon · 2022 - 24 · Persons, All ages

Source: ONS · Deaths related to drug poisoning

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Winter’s toll

12.3%

Winter mortality index: winter deaths compared with adjacent non-winter months.

29th highest winter-to-non-winter mortality index of 151 upper-tier authorities

England: 8.1% · Similar

Hillingdon · Aug 2021 - Jul 2022 · Persons, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90360 · Latest local series; publication has been paused.

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STIs diagnosed

483.0

New STI diagnoses per 100,000, excluding chlamydia in people aged 24 and under.

38th highest STI diagnosis rate of 153 upper-tier authorities

England: 441.2

Hillingdon · 2025 · Persons, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #91306

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Lives lost to suicide

7.8

Age-standardised suicide deaths per 100,000 people aged 10+ per year.

22nd lowest suicide rate of 151 upper-tier authorities

England: 10.9 · Better

Hillingdon · 2022 - 24 · Persons, 10+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #41001

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Happiness, ranked

7.69

Mean happiness score out of 10.

5th happiest of 149 upper-tier authorities

England: 7.38

Hillingdon · 2022/23 · Persons, 16+ yrs

Source: ONS · Personal well-being estimates · Weighted survey estimate.

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Anxiety, ranked

3.00

Mean anxiety score out of 10.

20th lowest anxiety score of 149 upper-tier authorities

England: 3.24

Hillingdon · 2022/23 · Persons, 16+ yrs

Source: ONS · Personal well-being estimates · Weighted survey estimate.

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Depression on record

10.6%

GP patients aged 18+ recorded with depression.

18th lowest recorded depression prevalence of 152 upper-tier authorities

England: 14.3%

Hillingdon · 2024/25 · Persons, 18+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #848

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Diabetes on record

8.5%

GP patients with diagnosed diabetes.

England: 7.9% · Higher than England

Hillingdon · 2024/25 · Persons, 17+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #241

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The full picture

8.6%

Adults with type 2 diabetes, diagnosed and undiagnosed.

England: 7.8%

Hillingdon · 2021 · Persons, 16+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #94192 · Modelled estimate including undiagnosed cases.

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Breathing trouble

5.2%

GP patients with asthma.

England: 6.6% · Lower than England

Hillingdon · 2024/25 · Persons, 6+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90933

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Asthma deaths

2.6

Age-standardised asthma deaths per 100,000 per year.

England: 2.1 · Similar

Hillingdon · 2022 - 24 · Persons, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #93644

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Living with COPD

1.2%

GP patients with COPD.

England: 1.9% · Lower than England

Hillingdon · 2024/25 · Persons, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #253

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COPD emergencies

398.8

Age-standardised COPD admissions per 100,000 adults 35+.

England: 356.8 · Worse

Hillingdon · 2023/24 · Persons, 35+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #92302

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Deprivation in context

20.7

IMD 2025 deprivation score (higher = more deprived).

128th most deprived of 296 district-level authorities

Also: 64th least deprived of 153 upper-tier authorities

England: 21.8

Hillingdon · 2025 · Persons, All ages

Source: MHCLG · English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Population-weighted average of small-area scores.

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Deaths from all causes

859.7

Age-standardised deaths from all causes per 100,000 people per year.

39th lowest death rate of 151 upper-tier authorities

England: 932.8 · Better

Hillingdon · 2023 - 25 · Persons, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #93823 · Value based on provisional mortality and population data

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