North Tyneside Overview of health and wellbeing

Related indicators

Related indicators which impact life expectancy and healthy expectancy

The indicators below are known drivers of life expectancy and healthy life expectancy and provide some insight into possible key areas which determine these outcomes. There will be separate JSNA topics to understand these indictors in detail.

Coronary heart disease (CHD)

In North Tyneside, the prevalence of heart disease is 3.9%, the same as the North East average, both are above the England average of 3.0%


Line graph titled 'CHD: QOF Prevalence (all ages),' showing the percentage prevalence of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) from 2020/21 to 2022/23. The y-axis represents percentage prevalence, ranging from 3.0% to 4.0%. North Tyneside's CHD prevalence follows a similar trend to England and the North East region, with a slight decrease from 2021/22 to 2022/23

Respiratory disease – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

In North Tyneside, the prevalence of COPD is 2.5% compared with 2.8% in the North East and 1.8% in England.


Line graph titled 'COPD: QOF Prevalence (all ages),' showing the percentage prevalence of COPD from 2014/15 to 2021/22. The y-axis represents percentage prevalence. North Tyneside's COPD prevalence (dark blue line) fluctuates, generally higher than England (orange line) but lower than the North East region (light blue line).

Musculo skeletal (MSK) conditions

In North Tyneside the prevalence of MSK is 21.2%. The North East is 23.1% and England is 18.4%.


Line graph titled 'Percentage reporting a long-term Musculoskeletal (MSK) problem,' showing data from 2018 to 2023. The y-axis represents the percentage of people reporting MSK problems, ranging from 15% to 25%. North Tyneside's MSK problem prevalence (light blue line) fluctuates, generally higher than England (orange line) but lower than the North East region (dark blue line).

Overweight and obesity

In North Tyneside, the prevalence of excess weight (overweight and obese) in Reception is 22.1%, below the North East average of 25.2% and England average of 21.3%.


Line graph titled 'Reception - Prevalence of overweight (including obesity) (5-6 yrs) (%),' showing data from 2010/11 to 2022/23. The y-axis represents the percentage prevalence. North Tyneside's prevalence (dark blue line) starts at approximately 22% in 2010/11 and ends at approximately 27% in 2022/23, generally higher than England (orange line) and the North East region (light blue line)

In North Tyneside, the prevalence of excess weight (overweight and obese) in Year 6 is 36.1%, below the North East average of 39.9% and England average of 36.6%.


Line graph showing the prevalence of overweight (including obesity) in Year 6 children (10-11 years old) from 2010/11 to 2022/23. The y-axis represents the percentage prevalence. North Tyneside's prevalence (dark blue line) fluctuates, generally higher than England (orange line) and lower than the North East region (light blue line).

In North Tyneside, the prevalence of obese adults is 70.7%, above the North East average of 70.5% and England average of 63.8%.


Line graph showing the prevalence of adults (aged 18+) classified as overweight or obese (%) from 2015/16 to 2020/21. The y-axis represents the percentage prevalence. North Tyneside's prevalence (dark blue line) fluctuates, generally higher than England (orange line) and lower than the North East region (light blue line)

Smoking prevalence

In North Tyneside, smoking prevalence is 11.2% compared to 13.1% in the North East and 12.7% in England.


Line graph showing smoking prevalence in adults (18+) who are current smokers from 2012 to 2022. The y-axis represents the percentage of current smokers. North Tyneside's smoking prevalence (orange line) shows a general decline over the years, similar to trends in England (blue line) and the North East region (dark blue line)

All of above charts were sourced from OHID Fingertips in March 2024

Resident median full time weekly earnings

The weekly earnings in North Tyneside are £652.40 compared to the national average of £682.60 and the North East average of £613.70.
(Source: NOMIS March 2024 Earnings by place of residence (2023))