England · Local authority
Thurrock
At current death rates, a boy born in Thurrock can expect to live 78.9 years and a girl 82.7: 0.6 years below England for men and 0.6 years below England for women. Since 2011–13, male life expectancy has fallen by 0.1 years.
- Men, at birth
- 78.9
- Women, at birth
- 82.7
- Healthy years, men
- 58.9
- Healthy years, women
- 58.2
95% CI 78.3–79.4
−0.6 years vs England
95% CI 82.2–83.2
−0.6 years vs England
95% CI 55.5–62.3
−2.0 years vs England
95% CI 54.0–62.3
−3.1 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: 78.9 · England 79.5
Women
2022–24: 82.7 · England 83.3
Among 359 local authorities
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Men
210thof 359
1st = longest life expectancy
Women
223rdof 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
Thurrock is in the 5th 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 122 of 296 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (1 = most deprived).
Men Women
- Barnet
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Redbridge
- West Devon
- East Suffolk
- Ashford
- Crawley
- Somerset
- Havant
- North Norfolk
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Hillingdon
- Canterbury
- Breckland
- Redditch
- Forest of Dean
- Bedford
- Arun
- Brighton and Hove
- Newark and Sherwood
- Tamworth
- Cannock Chase
- Thurrock
- South Holland
- Wyre
- North Warwickshire
- Erewash
- Worcester
- North Tyneside
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
14.0%vs 10.4%
higher than 87% of areas
Obesity
2024/25
31.8%vs 26.6%
higher than 76% of areas
Physical inactivity
2024/25
28.9%vs 21.8%
higher than 91% of areas
Alcohol admissions
per 100,000, 2023/24
387vs 612
lower than 86% of areas
Deprivation score
2025
21.0vs 21.8
higher than 59% of areas
Child poverty
2024/25
18.4%vs 19.8%
higher than 58% of areas
Unemployment
2025
5.0%vs 4.5%
higher than 75% of areas
Fuel poverty
2024
8.2%vs 10.0%
lower than 77% of areas
Air pollution deaths
2024
6.0%vs 5.3%
higher than 88% of areas
Deaths, age-standardised per 100,000
Cardiovascular, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
77vs 74
higher than 62% of areas
Cancer, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
133vs 118
higher than 83% of areas
Respiratory, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
34vs 33
higher than 65% of areas
Liver disease, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
17vs 20
lower than 69% of areas
Drug misuse
per 100,000, 2022–24
2.4vs 5.8
lower than 98% of areas
Suicide
per 100,000, 2022–24
5.9vs 11.0
lower than 98% 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
241
England 234 · +3%
preventable
147
England 151 · −3%
treatable
95
England 83 · +14%
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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