Ten years apart

England · Local authority · Hertfordshire

Three Rivers

At current death rates, a boy born in Three Rivers can expect to live 81.9 years and a girl 85.0: 2.4 years above England for men and 1.7 years above England for women. Since 2011–13, male life expectancy has risen by 1.1 years.

Men, at birth
81.9

95% CI 81.2–82.5

+2.4 years vs England

Women, at birth
85.0

95% CI 84.2–85.7

+1.7 years vs England

Healthy years, men
65.4

95% CI 63.2–67.6 · Hertfordshire

+4.5 years vs England

Healthy years, women
65.5

95% CI 62.9–68.1 · Hertfordshire

+4.2 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: 81.9 · England 79.5

7678808284862001–032022–2481.979.5

Women

2022–24: 85.0 · England 83.3

7678808284862001–032022–2485.083.3

Among 359 local authorities

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Men

28thof 359

1st = longest life expectancy

747678808284

Women

53rdof 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 Hertfordshire, not the district.

Men

Hertfordshire
65.415.7
81.1
England
60.918.6
79.5

Women

Hertfordshire
65.519.2
84.7
England
61.322.0
83.3

Good or very good healthNot in good health

Deprivation

Three Rivers 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

    6.5%vs 10.4%

    lower than 88% of areas

  • Obesity

    2024/25

    24.2%vs 26.6%

    lower than 68% of areas

  • Physical inactivity

    2024/25

    25.6%vs 21.8%

    higher than 79% of areas

  • Alcohol admissions

    per 100,000, 2023/24

    570vs 612

    higher than 57% of areas

  • Deprivation score

    2025

    10.0vs 21.8

    lower than 92% of areas

  • Child poverty

    2024/25

    8.7%vs 19.8%

    lower than 92% of areas

  • Unemployment

    2025

    4.0%vs 4.5%

    higher than 50% of areas

  • Fuel poverty

    2024

    7.5%vs 10.0%

    lower than 91% of areas

  • Air pollution deaths

    2024

    5.7%vs 5.3%

    higher than 83% of areas

Deaths, age-standardised per 100,000

  • Cardiovascular, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    57vs 74

    lower than 78% of areas

  • Cancer, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    102vs 118

    lower than 81% 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

    15vs 20

    lower than 83% of areas

  • Drug misuse

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    4.1vs 5.8

    lower than 69% of areas

  • Suicide

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    10.9vs 11.0

    higher than 53% 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

185

England 234 · −21%

preventable

114

England 151 · −25%

treatable

71

England 83 · −14%

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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