Using data collected from the Leeds Observatory for 2018, these are the 15 Leeds wards with the highest combined rates of obesity, diabetes, coronary heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, lung disease) and cancer.
The data represents patients registered at a local GP practice so may not represent the entire population of the ward. Health conditions included in the data are restricted to those listed above.
Rates of any given health condition are calculated per 100,000 of the population.
7. Beeston and Holbeck
With the seventh highest rate of combined health issues, Beeston and Holbeck has 4,282 residents with heart disease for every 100,000 of the population. | other Photo: Steve Fareham (cc-by-sa/2.0)
8. Cross Gates and Whinmoor
Cross Gates and Whinmoor has one of the highest obesity rates of any Leeds ward and ranks eighth for combined health problems in the city. | other Photo: Chemical Engineer CC by sa 4.0
9. Armley
Armley is another ward with above-average rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and lung disease compared to the city average. | other Photo: Mat Fascione (cc-by-sa/2.0)
10. Farnley and Wortley
Ranking tenth is Farnley and Wortley, a ward with above average rates of obesity and COPD. It ranks around average for heart disease and diabetes however. | other Photo: Betty Longbottom (cc-by-sa/2.0)
11. Kippax and Methley
Though Kippax and Methley ranks around average for all other health conditions, it has an obesity rate significantly above average. For every 100,000 of the population, 28,399 are obese. | other Photo: Betty Longbottom cc-by-sa 2.0
12. Morley South
Lung and heart disease, as well as obesity are more frequently recorded in Morley South than the average for Leeds. | other Photo: Betty Longbottom cc-by-sa 2.0