England · Local authority
Somerset
At current death rates, a boy born in Somerset can expect to live 80.2 years and a girl 84.1: 0.7 years above England for men and 0.8 years above England for women. Since 2011–13, male life expectancy has fallen by 0.3 years.
- Men, at birth
- 80.2
- Women, at birth
- 84.1
- Healthy years, men
- 62.8
- Healthy years, women
- 63.0
95% CI 79.9–80.5
+0.7 years vs England
95% CI 83.9–84.4
+0.8 years vs England
95% CI 60.2–65.3
+1.9 years vs England
95% CI 59.6–66.3
+1.7 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: 80.2 · England 79.5
Women
2022–24: 84.1 · England 83.3
Among 359 local authorities
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Men
131stof 359
1st = longest life expectancy
Women
107thof 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
Somerset 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 143 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
11.3%vs 10.4%
higher than 65% of areas
Obesity
2024/25
33.2%vs 26.6%
higher than 84% of areas
Physical inactivity
2024/25
17.7%vs 21.8%
lower than 74% of areas
Alcohol admissions
per 100,000, 2023/24
522vs 612
lower than 54% of areas
Deprivation score
2025
19.1vs 21.8
higher than 52% of areas
Child poverty
2024/25
17.3%vs 19.8%
higher than 53% of areas
Unemployment
2025
4.5%vs 4.5%
higher than 64% of areas
Fuel poverty
2024
10.2%vs 10.0%
higher than 61% of areas
Air pollution deaths
2024
4.2%vs 5.3%
lower than 92% of areas
Deaths, age-standardised per 100,000
Cardiovascular, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
60vs 74
lower than 72% of areas
Cancer, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
110vs 118
lower than 60% of areas
Respiratory, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
25vs 33
lower than 67% of areas
Liver disease, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
16vs 20
lower than 77% of areas
Drug misuse
per 100,000, 2022–24
5.8vs 5.8
higher than 57% of areas
Suicide
per 100,000, 2022–24
11.4vs 11.0
higher than 60% 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
203
England 234 · −13%
preventable
134
England 151 · −12%
treatable
70
England 83 · −16%
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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