England · Local authority · Hampshire
Winchester
At current death rates, a boy born in Winchester can expect to live 82.4 years and a girl 86.3: 2.9 years above England for men and 3.0 years above England for women. Since 2011–13, male life expectancy has risen by 0.2 years.
- Men, at birth
- 82.4
- Women, at birth
- 86.3
- Healthy years, men
- 64.2
- Healthy years, women
- 65.1
95% CI 81.8–83.0
+2.9 years vs England
95% CI 85.8–86.8
+3.0 years vs England
95% CI 62.3–66.0 · Hampshire
+3.3 years vs England
95% CI 63.0–67.3 · Hampshire
+3.8 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: 82.4 · England 79.5
Women
2022–24: 86.3 · England 83.3
Among 359 local authorities
Each dot is one area, 2022–24. Hover to see which; click to open it.
Men
9thof 359
1st = longest life expectancy
Women
5thof 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 Hampshire, not the district.
Men
Women
Good or very good healthNot in good health
Deprivation
Winchester 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.
Ranked 267 of 296 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (1 = most deprived).
Men Women
- Hart
- Uttlesford
- Wokingham
- Richmond upon Thames
- South Cambridgeshire
- Surrey Heath
- Winchester
- Waverley
- Elmbridge
- East Hampshire
- Mole Valley
- St Albans
- Horsham
- South Oxfordshire
- East Hertfordshire
- Rushcliffe
- West Oxfordshire
- Three Rivers
- Rutland
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Vale of White Horse
- Guildford
- Reigate and Banstead
- Mid Sussex
- Fareham
- Epsom and Ewell
- Ribble Valley
- Harborough
- Bracknell Forest
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
6.8%vs 10.4%
lower than 86% of areas
Obesity
2024/25
19.4%vs 26.6%
lower than 87% of areas
Physical inactivity
2024/25
14.7%vs 21.8%
lower than 92% of areas
Alcohol admissions
per 100,000, 2023/24
677vs 612
higher than 74% of areas
Deprivation score
2025
10.2vs 21.8
lower than 90% of areas
Child poverty
2024/25
8.9%vs 19.8%
lower than 91% of areas
Unemployment
2025
3.1%vs 4.5%
lower than 82% of areas
Fuel poverty
2024
8.2%vs 10.0%
lower than 77% of areas
Air pollution deaths
2024
4.6%vs 5.3%
lower than 83% of areas
Deaths, age-standardised per 100,000
Cardiovascular, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
49vs 74
lower than 94% of areas
Cancer, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
92vs 118
lower than 96% of areas
Respiratory, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
13vs 33
lowest of all areas
Liver disease, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
11vs 20
lower than 98% of areas
Drug misuse
per 100,000, 2022–24
3.8vs 5.8
lower than 76% of areas
Suicide
per 100,000, 2022–24
8.7vs 11.0
lower than 78% 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
148
England 234 · −37%
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
See it on the atlas →