England · Local authority · Devon
West Devon
At current death rates, a boy born in West Devon can expect to live 80.7 years and a girl 85.3: 1.2 years above England for men and 2.0 years above England for women. Since 2011–13, male life expectancy has risen by 1.4 years.
- Men, at birth
- 80.7
- Women, at birth
- 85.3
- Healthy years, men
- 63.7
- Healthy years, women
- 64.0
95% CI 79.8–81.6
+1.2 years vs England
95% CI 84.5–86.0
+2.0 years vs England
95% CI 61.6–65.9 · Devon
+2.8 years vs England
95% CI 61.4–66.5 · Devon
+2.7 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: 80.7 · England 79.5
Women
2022–24: 85.3 · England 83.3
Among 359 local authorities
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Men
86thof 359
1st = longest life expectancy
Women
34thof 359
1st = longest life expectancy
Healthy and not
Years expected in good health, and the rest, at birth in 2022–24. Healthy life expectancy is published for Devon, not the district.
Men
Women
Good or very good healthNot in good health
Deprivation
West Devon 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 146 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
9.9%vs 10.4%
higher than 51% of areas
Obesity
2024/25
23.2%vs 26.6%
lower than 74% of areas
Physical inactivity
2024/25
16.5%vs 21.8%
lower than 83% of areas
Alcohol admissions
per 100,000, 2023/24
334vs 612
lower than 94% of areas
Deprivation score
2025
19.1vs 21.8
higher than 51% of areas
Child poverty
2024/25
18.3%vs 19.8%
higher than 57% of areas
Unemployment
2025
3.3%vs 4.5%
lower than 73% of areas
Fuel poverty
2024
11.5%vs 10.0%
higher than 84% of areas
Air pollution deaths
2024
3.7%vs 5.3%
lower than 98% of areas
Deaths, age-standardised per 100,000
Cardiovascular, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
55vs 74
lower than 82% of areas
Cancer, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
98vs 118
lower than 90% of areas
Respiratory, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
22vs 33
lower than 78% of areas
Liver disease, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
10vs 20
lower than 99% of areas
Drug misuse
per 100,000, 2022–24
–vs 5.8
Suicide
per 100,000, 2022–24
16.9vs 11.0
higher than 95% 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
174
England 234 · −26%
preventable
101
England 151 · −33%
treatable
73
England 83 · −13%
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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