Ten years apart

England · Local authority

Wokingham

At current death rates, a boy born in Wokingham can expect to live 82.8 years and a girl 85.8: 3.3 years above England for men and 2.5 years above England for women. Since 2011–13, male life expectancy has risen by 1.2 years.

Men, at birth
82.8

95% CI 82.3–83.3

+3.3 years vs England

Women, at birth
85.8

95% CI 85.3–86.2

+2.5 years vs England

Healthy years, men
68.0

95% CI 65.1–71.0

+7.1 years vs England

Healthy years, women
69.4

95% CI 66.0–72.9

+8.1 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: 82.8 · England 79.5

7678808284862001–032022–2482.879.5

Women

2022–24: 85.8 · England 83.3

7678808284862001–032022–2485.883.3

Among 359 local authorities

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Men

2ndof 359

1st = longest life expectancy

747678808284

Women

12thof 359

1st = longest life expectancy

788082848688

Healthy and not

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

Men

Wokingham
68.014.8
82.8
England
60.918.6
79.5

Women

Wokingham
69.416.4
85.8
England
61.322.0
83.3

Good or very good healthNot in good health

Deprivation

Wokingham is in the least 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

    7.1%vs 10.4%

    lower than 82% of areas

  • Obesity

    2024/25

    18.5%vs 26.6%

    lower than 91% of areas

  • Physical inactivity

    2024/25

    14.4%vs 21.8%

    lower than 94% of areas

  • Alcohol admissions

    per 100,000, 2023/24

    255vs 612

    lowest of all areas

  • Deprivation score

    2025

    6.1vs 21.8

    lowest of all areas

  • Child poverty

    2024/25

    6.4%vs 19.8%

    lower than 99% of areas

  • Unemployment

    2025

    3.1%vs 4.5%

    lower than 82% of areas

  • Fuel poverty

    2024

    5.6%vs 10.0%

    lowest of all areas

  • Air pollution deaths

    2024

    5.3%vs 5.3%

    higher than 56% of areas

Deaths, age-standardised per 100,000

  • Cardiovascular, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    47vs 74

    lower than 96% of areas

  • Cancer, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    98vs 118

    lower than 89% of areas

  • Respiratory, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    15vs 33

    lower than 99% of areas

  • Liver disease, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    12vs 20

    lower than 97% of areas

  • Drug misuse

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    2.7vs 5.8

    lower than 96% of areas

  • Suicide

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    8.5vs 11.0

    lower than 79% 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

150

England 234 · −36%

preventable

89

England 151 · −41%

treatable

60

England 83 · −28%

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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