England · Local authority
Leicester
At current death rates, a boy born in Leicester can expect to live 77.0 years and a girl 81.3: 2.5 years below England for men and 2.0 years below England for women. Since 2011–13, male life expectancy has fallen by 0.2 years.
- Men, at birth
- 77.0
- Women, at birth
- 81.3
- Healthy years, men
- 57.8
- Healthy years, women
- 57.9
95% CI 76.6–77.4
−2.5 years vs England
95% CI 80.9–81.7
−2.0 years vs England
95% CI 54.7–60.8
−3.1 years vs England
95% CI 54.3–61.6
−3.4 years vs England
Over time
Life expectancy at birth since 2001–03, with the 95% interval, against England (dashed) and the UK (grey).
Men
2022–24: 77.0 · England 79.5
Women
2022–24: 81.3 · England 83.3
Among 359 local authorities
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Men
319thof 359
1st = longest life expectancy
Women
305thof 359
1st = longest life expectancy
Healthy and not
Years expected in good health, and the rest, at birth in 2022–24.
Men
Women
Good or very good healthNot in good health
Deprivation
Leicester is in the most deprived tenth of English local authorities by IMD 2025 score. These are the others in the same tenth, sorted by male life expectancy.
Ranked 16 of 296 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (1 = most deprived).
Men Women
Local circumstances
Latest OHID figures against England (grey tick). The shaded band is the middle half of English local authorities; teal is better than England, red worse. These travel with life expectancy but don't explain it on their own.
Smoking
2024
9.8%vs 10.4%
lower than 51% of areas
Obesity
2024/25
28.1%vs 26.6%
higher than 59% of areas
Physical inactivity
2024/25
29.2%vs 21.8%
higher than 94% of areas
Alcohol admissions
per 100,000, 2023/24
645vs 612
higher than 70% of areas
Deprivation score
2025
34.5vs 21.8
higher than 95% of areas
Child poverty
2024/25
34.5%vs 19.8%
higher than 97% of areas
Unemployment
2025
7.6%vs 4.5%
higher than 99% of areas
Fuel poverty
2024
13.3%vs 10.0%
higher than 97% of areas
Air pollution deaths
2024
5.9%vs 5.3%
higher than 87% of areas
Deaths, age-standardised per 100,000
Cardiovascular, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
109vs 74
higher than 96% of areas
Cancer, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
127vs 118
higher than 73% of areas
Respiratory, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
42vs 33
higher than 81% of areas
Liver disease, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
23vs 20
higher than 71% of areas
Drug misuse
per 100,000, 2022–24
6.5vs 5.8
higher than 67% of areas
Suicide
per 100,000, 2022–24
11.2vs 11.0
higher than 57% of areas
Avoidable deaths
Deaths under 75 that could mostly have been avoided through prevention or timely treatment, 2022–24, persons, per 100,000.
avoidable
299
England 234 · +28%
preventable
195
England 151 · +29%
treatable
104
England 83 · +25%
Period life expectancy summarises death rates in 2022–24; it isn't a forecast. Sources: ONS, OHID Fingertips (fetched 2026-09-24), MHCLG. Methods
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