Ten years apart

England · Local authority · Essex

Tendring

At current death rates, a boy born in Tendring can expect to live 78.1 years and a girl 82.2: 1.4 years below England for men and 1.1 years below England for women. Since 2011–13, male life expectancy has risen by 0.2 years.

Men, at birth
78.1

95% CI 77.5–78.7

−1.4 years vs England

Women, at birth
82.2

95% CI 81.6–82.7

−1.1 years vs England

Healthy years, men
62.7

95% CI 60.7–64.8 · Essex

+1.8 years vs England

Healthy years, women
62.4

95% CI 60.1–64.7 · Essex

+1.1 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: 78.1 · England 79.5

7476788082842001–032022–2478.179.5

Women

2022–24: 82.2 · England 83.3

7476788082842001–032022–2482.283.3

Among 359 local authorities

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Men

264thof 359

1st = longest life expectancy

747678808284

Women

250thof 359

1st = longest life expectancy

788082848688

Healthy and not

Years expected in good health, and the rest, at birth in 2022–24. Healthy life expectancy is published for Essex, not the district.

Men

Essex
62.717.7
80.4
England
60.918.6
79.5

Women

Essex
62.421.6
84.0
England
61.322.0
83.3

Good or very good healthNot in good health

Deprivation

Tendring 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

    13.6%vs 10.4%

    higher than 84% of areas

  • Obesity

    2024/25

    36.4%vs 26.6%

    higher than 96% of areas

  • Physical inactivity

    2024/25

    21.2%vs 21.8%

    higher than 53% of areas

  • Alcohol admissions

    per 100,000, 2023/24

    451vs 612

    lower than 71% of areas

  • Deprivation score

    2025

    32.1vs 21.8

    higher than 92% of areas

  • Child poverty

    2024/25

    21.6%vs 19.8%

    higher than 73% of areas

  • Unemployment

    2025

    4.7%vs 4.5%

    higher than 69% of areas

  • Fuel poverty

    2024

    10.9%vs 10.0%

    higher than 74% of areas

  • Air pollution deaths

    2024

    5.1%vs 5.3%

    lower than 60% of areas

Deaths, age-standardised per 100,000

  • Cardiovascular, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    84vs 74

    higher than 72% of areas

  • Cancer, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    138vs 118

    higher than 90% of areas

  • Respiratory, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    41vs 33

    higher than 79% of areas

  • Liver disease, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    23vs 20

    higher than 72% of areas

  • Drug misuse

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    4.7vs 5.8

    lower than 62% of areas

  • Suicide

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    14.5vs 11.0

    higher than 85% 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

275

England 234 · +17%

preventable

177

England 151 · +17%

treatable

97

England 83 · +17%

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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