Ten years apart

England · Local authority

Stoke-on-Trent

At current death rates, a boy born in Stoke-on-Trent can expect to live 77.1 years and a girl 80.7: 2.4 years below England for men and 2.6 years below England for women. Since 2011–13, male life expectancy has risen by 0.6 years.

Men, at birth
77.1

95% CI 76.7–77.5

−2.4 years vs England

Women, at birth
80.7

95% CI 80.2–81.1

−2.6 years vs England

Healthy years, men
55.1

95% CI 51.0–59.2

−5.8 years vs England

Healthy years, women
53.5

95% CI 48.3–58.7

−7.8 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: 77.1 · England 79.5

727476788082842001–032022–2477.179.5

Women

2022–24: 80.7 · England 83.3

727476788082842001–032022–2480.783.3

Among 359 local authorities

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Men

314thof 359

1st = longest life expectancy

747678808284

Women

335thof 359

1st = longest life expectancy

788082848688

Healthy and not

Years expected in good health, and the rest, at birth in 2022–24.

Men

Stoke-on-Trent
55.122.0
77.1
England
60.918.6
79.5

Women

Stoke-on-Trent
53.527.2
80.7
England
61.322.0
83.3

Good or very good healthNot in good health

Deprivation

Stoke-on-Trent 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.

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

    13.4%vs 10.4%

    higher than 82% of areas

  • Obesity

    2024/25

    34.1%vs 26.6%

    higher than 87% of areas

  • Physical inactivity

    2024/25

    27.8%vs 21.8%

    higher than 87% of areas

  • Alcohol admissions

    per 100,000, 2023/24

    805vs 612

    higher than 86% of areas

  • Deprivation score

    2025

    33.6vs 21.8

    higher than 93% of areas

  • Child poverty

    2024/25

    35.0%vs 19.8%

    higher than 97% of areas

  • Unemployment

    2025

    6.3%vs 4.5%

    higher than 93% of areas

  • Fuel poverty

    2024

    14.8%vs 10.0%

    highest of all areas

  • Air pollution deaths

    2024

    5.4%vs 5.3%

    higher than 61% of areas

Deaths, age-standardised per 100,000

  • Cardiovascular, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    98vs 74

    higher than 89% of areas

  • Cancer, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    154vs 118

    higher than 98% of areas

  • Respiratory, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    59vs 33

    higher than 98% of areas

  • Liver disease, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    34vs 20

    higher than 98% of areas

  • Drug misuse

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    6.9vs 5.8

    higher than 71% of areas

  • Suicide

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    13.1vs 11.0

    higher than 75% 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

324

England 234 · +38%

preventable

220

England 151 · +46%

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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