Kingston upon Hull, in a few numbers.

Kingston upon Hull local authority · E06000010

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On the move

60.0%

Adults meeting activity guidelines.

England: 68.0% · Worse

Kingston upon Hull · 2024/25 · Persons, 19+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #93014

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Young and active

49.9%

Children active an hour a day on average.

England: 49.1% · Similar

Kingston upon Hull · 2024/25 · Persons, 5-16 yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #93570

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Butting out

19.5%

Adults who currently smoke.

England: 9.5% · Worse

Kingston upon Hull · 2025 · Persons, 18+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #92443

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A gap that matters

26.8%

Routine & manual workers who smoke.

England: 17.9% · Worse

Kingston upon Hull · 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

80.9

Female life expectancy · years

England: 83.8 · Worse

Kingston upon Hull · 2025 · Female, All ages

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

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How long we live

75.7

Male life expectancy · years

England: 80.0 · Worse

Kingston upon Hull · 2025 · Male, All ages

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

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Healthy years

53.1

Healthy years, men · years

England: 60.9 · Worse

Kingston upon Hull · 2022 – 24 · Male, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90362

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Healthy years ahead

53.3

Healthy years, women · years

England: 61.3 · Worse

Kingston upon Hull · 2022 – 24 · Female, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90362

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Small beginnings

14.2%

Reception children living with obesity.

England: 10.5% · Worse

Kingston upon Hull · 2024/25 · Persons, 4-5 yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90319

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Growing up

27.8%

Year 6 children living with obesity.

England: 22.2% · Worse

Kingston upon Hull · 2024/25 · Persons, 10-11 yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90323

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Room to breathe

5.6%

Deaths linked to particle pollution.

England: 5.3%

Kingston upon Hull · 2024 · Persons, 30+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #93861

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What we breathe

7.4

Fine particle pollution · µg/m³

England: 7.1

Kingston upon Hull · 2024 · modelled average

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

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Blood pressure on record

15.5%

GP patients with diagnosed hypertension.

England: 15.2% · Higher than England

Kingston upon Hull · 2024/25 · Persons, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #219

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The missing millions — locally

8.3%

Adults estimated to have undiagnosed hypertension.

England: 8.6%

Kingston upon Hull · 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

3.2%

GP patients with coronary heart disease.

England: 3.0%

Kingston upon Hull · 2024/25 · Persons, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #273

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When minutes matter

123.2

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

England: 100.0 · Worse

Kingston upon Hull · 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

3.4%

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

England: 4.6%

Kingston upon Hull · 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

20.4

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

England: 8.5 · Worse

Kingston upon Hull · 2022/23 · Persons, 15-64 yrs

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

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Alcohol and the liver

123.7

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

England: 49.4 · Worse

Kingston upon Hull · 2022/23 · Persons, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90929

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Lives cut short

14.4

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

England: 11.4 · Worse

Kingston upon Hull · 2022 - 24 · Persons, <75 yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90861

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Drug misuse deaths

10.1

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

Joint 19th highest drug misuse death rate of 149 upper-tier authorities

England: 5.8

Kingston upon Hull · 2022 - 24 · Persons, All ages

Source: ONS · Deaths related to drug poisoning

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Winter’s toll

1.8%

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

Joint 12th lowest winter-to-non-winter mortality index of 151 upper-tier authorities

England: 8.1% · Similar

Kingston upon Hull · Aug 2021 - Jul 2022 · Persons, All ages

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

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STIs diagnosed

489.5

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

37th highest STI diagnosis rate of 153 upper-tier authorities

England: 441.2

Kingston upon Hull · 2025 · Persons, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #91306

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Lives lost to suicide

14.7

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

22nd highest suicide rate of 151 upper-tier authorities

England: 10.9 · Worse

Kingston upon Hull · 2022 - 24 · Persons, 10+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #41001

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Happiness, ranked

7.32

Mean happiness score out of 10.

Joint 62nd least happy of 149 upper-tier authorities

England: 7.38

Kingston upon Hull · 2022/23 · Persons, 16+ yrs

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

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Anxiety, ranked

3.51

Mean anxiety score out of 10.

Joint 22nd highest anxiety score of 149 upper-tier authorities

England: 3.24

Kingston upon Hull · 2022/23 · Persons, 16+ yrs

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

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Depression on record

14.1%

GP patients aged 18+ recorded with depression.

77th lowest recorded depression prevalence of 152 upper-tier authorities

England: 14.3%

Kingston upon Hull · 2024/25 · Persons, 18+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #848

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Diabetes on record

9.1%

GP patients with diagnosed diabetes.

England: 7.9% · Higher than England

Kingston upon Hull · 2024/25 · Persons, 17+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #241

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The full picture

8.1%

Adults with type 2 diabetes, diagnosed and undiagnosed.

England: 7.8%

Kingston upon Hull · 2021 · Persons, 16+ yrs

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

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Breathing trouble

6.3%

GP patients with asthma.

England: 6.6% · Lower than England

Kingston upon Hull · 2024/25 · Persons, 6+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90933

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Asthma deaths

2.5

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

England: 2.1 · Similar

Kingston upon Hull · 2022 - 24 · Persons, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #93644

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Living with COPD

3.2%

GP patients with COPD.

England: 1.9% · Higher than England

Kingston upon Hull · 2024/25 · Persons, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #253

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COPD emergencies

767.6

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

England: 356.8 · Worse

Kingston upon Hull · 2023/24 · Persons, 35+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #92302

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Deprivation in context

37.2

IMD 2025 deprivation score (higher = more deprived).

8th most deprived of 296 district-level authorities

Also: 6th most deprived of 153 upper-tier authorities

England: 21.8

Kingston upon Hull · 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

1215.9

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

3rd highest death rate of 151 upper-tier authorities

England: 932.8 · Worse

Kingston upon Hull · 2023 - 25 · Persons, All ages

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

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