Appendix
Overall health and life expectancy
- Women's health overall is declining, with healthy life expectancy (the number of years a woman can expect to live in good health, from birth) in Kirklees dropping from 61.9 years in 2017-19 to 58.0 years in 2022-24 (a difference of -3.9 years).
- Over the same time period, female life expectancy at birth fell slightly from 82.3 years in 2017-19 to 82.0 years in 2022-24 (a difference of -0.3 years).
- Despite females having a higher life expectancy than males, healthy life expectancy in Kirklees is very similar for males and females, indicating that females spend more years in poor health.
- The number of years lived in poor health (difference between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy) in Kirklees (2022-24) is 24.0 years for females and 20.2 years for males.
- The latest available local data (Kirklees, 2022-24) shows a difference of 7.3 years between female life expectancy at birth in the most and least deprived IMD deciles (76.7 years in the most deprived decile, 84.0 years in the least deprived decile).
- At ward level, the highest female life expectancy at birth (2022-24) is found in Colne Valley (84.0 years) and the lowest is in Dewsbury West (77.8 years).
Local maternity indicators
The following findings are based on aggregated maternity data for Kirklees births, provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) and Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust (MYTT), Q1 2020/21 to Q4 2025/26.
Breakdown of Kirklees maternity data by age (live births, CHFT and MYTT, 2020/21 to 2025/26)
- Total: 9.9%
- Under 18: 22.5%
- 18-24: 15.1%
- 25-34: 8.8%
- 35-44: 8.7%
- 45+: 7.3%
- Total: 8.4%
- Under 18: 18.0%
- 18-24: 13.1%
- 25-34: 7.6%
- 35-44: 7.0%
- 45+: 7.5%
- Total: 7.8%
- Under 18: 9.7%
- 18-24: 8.4%
- 25-34: 7.1%
- 35-44: 9.1%
- 45+: 12.7%
- Total: 69.6%
- Under 18: 40.4%
- 18-24: 59.5%
- 25-34: 70.9%
- 35-44: 74.2%
- 45+: 78.4%
- Total: 58.2%
- Under 18: 23.3%
- 18-24: 47.8%
- 25-34: 58.6%
- 35-44: 65.9%
- 45+: 65.4%
- Total: 0.4%
- Under 18: 0.7%
- 18-24: 0.4%
- 25-34: 0.4%
- 35-44: 0.6%
- 45+: 1.8%
Breakdown of Kirklees maternity data by ethnicity (live births, CHFT and MYTT, 2020/21 to 2025/26)
- Total: 9.9%
- Asian other: 1.3%
- Black: 2.1%
- Indian: 0.7%
- Mixed: 15.3%
- Pakistani: 2.7%
- White British: 15.2%
- White other: 15.5%
- Total: 8.4%
- Asian other: 1.0%
- Black: 2.0%
- Indian: 0.6%
- Mixed: 14.4%
- Pakistani: 1.9%
- White British: 13.3%
- White other: 12.5%
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- Total: 7.8%
- Asian other: 8.0%
- Black: 6.7%
- Indian: 12.5%
- Mixed: 8.1%
- Pakistani: 9.4%
- White British: 6.5%
- White other: 6.5%
- Total: 69.6%
- Asian other: 80.5%
- Black: 84.3%
- Indian: 85.9%
- Mixed: 73.4%
- Pakistani: 67.5%
- White British: 64.7%
- White other: 80.0%
- Total: 58.2%
- Asian other: 57.0%
- Black: 70.1%
- Indian: 48.5%
- Mixed: 56.4%
- Pakistani: 59.6%
- White British: 58.8%
- White other: 53.2%
- Total: 0.4%
- Asian other: 0.7%
- Black: 0.7%
- Indian: 0.4%
- Mixed: 0.5%
- Pakistani: 0.5%
- White British: 0.3%
- White other: 0.5%
Breakdown of Kirklees maternity data by deprivation quintile (live births, CHFT and MYTT, 2020/21 to 2025/26)
- Total: 9.9%
- Most deprived: 12.3%
- Quintile 2: 10.3%
- Quintile 3: 8.4%
- Quintile 4: 2.0%
- Least deprived: 4.2%
- Total: 8.4%
- Most deprived: 10.6%
- Quintile 2: 8.4%
- Quintile 3: 7.2%
- Quintile 4: 4.5%
- Least deprived: 3.5%
- Total: 7.8%
- Most deprived: 9.1%
- Quintile 2: 7.8%
- Quintile 3: 6.8%
- Quintile 4: 5.6%
- Least deprived: 4.7%
- Total: 69.6%
- Most deprived: 65.8%
- Quintile 2: 69.9%
- Quintile 3: 73.1%
- Quintile 4: 74.0%
- Least deprived: 78.2%
- Total: 58.2%
- Most deprived: 59.6%
- Quintile 2: 58.5%
- Quintile 3: 57.6%
- Quintile 4: 54.8%
- Least deprived: 55.6%
- Total: 0.4%
- Most deprived: 0.5%
- Quintile 2: 0.3%
- Quintile 3: 0.3%
- Quintile 4: 0.4%
- Least deprived: 0.3%
