Ten years apart

England · Local authority · Lancashire

Wyre

At current death rates, a boy born in Wyre can expect to live 78.8 years and a girl 82.2: 0.7 years below England for men and 1.1 years below England for women. Since 2011–13, male life expectancy has risen by 0.8 years.

Men, at birth
78.8

95% CI 78.1–79.5

−0.7 years vs England

Women, at birth
82.2

95% CI 81.5–82.8

−1.1 years vs England

Healthy years, men
59.3

95% CI 57.3–61.4 · Lancashire

−1.6 years vs England

Healthy years, women
60.3

95% CI 58.0–62.6 · Lancashire

−1.0 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: 78.8 · England 79.5

7476788082842001–032022–2478.879.5

Women

2022–24: 82.2 · England 83.3

7476788082842001–032022–2482.283.3

Among 359 local authorities

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Men

222ndof 359

1st = longest life expectancy

747678808284

Women

252ndof 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 Lancashire, not the district.

Men

Lancashire
59.319.1
78.4
England
60.918.6
79.5

Women

Lancashire
60.321.9
82.2
England
61.322.0
83.3

Good or very good healthNot in good health

Deprivation

Wyre 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.

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

    8.9%vs 10.4%

    lower than 58% of areas

  • Obesity

    2024/25

    37.5%vs 26.6%

    higher than 99% of areas

  • Physical inactivity

    2024/25

    23.1%vs 21.8%

    higher than 65% of areas

  • Alcohol admissions

    per 100,000, 2023/24

    684vs 612

    higher than 74% of areas

  • Deprivation score

    2025

    20.9vs 21.8

    higher than 58% of areas

  • Child poverty

    2024/25

    18.7%vs 19.8%

    higher than 60% of areas

  • Unemployment

    2025

    3.2%vs 4.5%

    lower than 77% of areas

  • Fuel poverty

    2024

    9.6%vs 10.0%

    lower than 53% of areas

  • Air pollution deaths

    2024

    3.9%vs 5.3%

    lower than 97% of areas

Deaths, age-standardised per 100,000

  • Cardiovascular, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    78vs 74

    higher than 63% of areas

  • Cancer, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    116vs 118

    higher than 52% 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

    25vs 20

    higher than 76% of areas

  • Drug misuse

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    7.5vs 5.8

    higher than 74% of areas

  • Suicide

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    12.2vs 11.0

    higher than 66% 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

252

England 234 · +8%

preventable

159

England 151 · +5%

treatable

93

England 83 · +12%

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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