- print_r: documentation ( source)
- explode: documentation ( source)
<?php
$data = [
'Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England' => 18,
'Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England' => 17,
'Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England' => 3,
];
$result = [];
foreach($data as $key=>$value){
$result[explode(',',$key)[0]] = $value;
}
print_r($result);