People – Yorkshire and the Humber

A few statistics about the people of Yorkshire and the Humber.

Yorkshire and the Humber has a population over 5.1m (8.7% of GB population)
more than 440,000 people (8.7%) are from BME communities
62% of 15yr olds achieve 5+ GCSEs (3% below national average)
the average life expectancy is 81 for women, 76.9 men (lower than the national average)
it is the 3rd most deprived region in England
it is the region with the most teenage pregnancies
there is more obesity than in other regions