Ten years apart

England · Local authority · Essex

Uttlesford

At current death rates, a boy born in Uttlesford can expect to live 82.8 years and a girl 86.4: 3.3 years above England for men and 3.1 years above England for women. Since 2011–13, male life expectancy has risen by 0.7 years.

Men, at birth
82.8

95% CI 82.1–83.4

+3.3 years vs England

Women, at birth
86.4

95% CI 85.7–87.0

+3.1 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: 82.8 · England 79.5

7580852001–032022–2482.879.5

Women

2022–24: 86.4 · England 83.3

7580852001–032022–2486.483.3

Among 359 local authorities

Each dot is one area, 2022–24. Hover to see which; click to open it.

Men

3rdof 359

1st = longest life expectancy

747678808284

Women

3rdof 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

Uttlesford 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

    10.8%vs 10.4%

    higher than 60% of areas

  • Obesity

    2024/25

    21.1%vs 26.6%

    lower than 82% of areas

  • Physical inactivity

    2024/25

    19.3%vs 21.8%

    lower than 62% of areas

  • Alcohol admissions

    per 100,000, 2023/24

    371vs 612

    lower than 89% of areas

  • Deprivation score

    2025

    10.0vs 21.8

    lower than 93% of areas

  • Child poverty

    2024/25

    8.5%vs 19.8%

    lower than 93% of areas

  • Unemployment

    2025

    3.6%vs 4.5%

    lower than 62% of areas

  • Fuel poverty

    2024

    9.3%vs 10.0%

    lower than 59% of areas

  • Air pollution deaths

    2024

    5.2%vs 5.3%

    lower than 54% of areas

Deaths, age-standardised per 100,000

  • Cardiovascular, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    52vs 74

    lower than 89% of areas

  • Cancer, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    83vs 118

    lowest of all areas

  • Respiratory, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    16vs 33

    lower than 98% of areas

  • Liver disease, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    9vs 20

    lowest of all areas

  • Drug misuse

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    –vs 5.8

  • Suicide

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    9.3vs 11.0

    lower than 68% 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

146

England 234 · −38%

preventable

95

England 151 · −37%

treatable

51

England 83 · −39%

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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