Ten years apart

England · Local authority · Norfolk

Great Yarmouth

At current death rates, a boy born in Great Yarmouth can expect to live 77.6 years and a girl 81.5: 1.9 years below England for men and 1.8 years below England for women. Since 2011–13, male life expectancy has fallen by 0.3 years.

Men, at birth
77.6

95% CI 76.9–78.3

−1.9 years vs England

Women, at birth
81.5

95% CI 80.9–82.2

−1.8 years vs England

Healthy years, men
61.3

95% CI 58.8–63.8 · Norfolk

+0.4 years vs England

Healthy years, women
61.1

95% CI 58.3–63.8 · Norfolk

−0.2 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: 77.6 · England 79.5

7476788082842001–032022–2477.679.5

Women

2022–24: 81.5 · England 83.3

7476788082842001–032022–2481.583.3

Among 359 local authorities

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Men

288thof 359

1st = longest life expectancy

747678808284

Women

299thof 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 Norfolk, not the district.

Men

Norfolk
61.318.5
79.8
England
60.918.6
79.5

Women

Norfolk
61.122.5
83.6
England
61.322.0
83.3

Good or very good healthNot in good health

Deprivation

Great Yarmouth 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

    8.4%vs 10.4%

    lower than 66% of areas

  • Obesity

    2024/25

    35.9%vs 26.6%

    higher than 94% of areas

  • Physical inactivity

    2024/25

    27.6%vs 21.8%

    higher than 85% of areas

  • Alcohol admissions

    per 100,000, 2023/24

    787vs 612

    higher than 85% of areas

  • Deprivation score

    2025

    34.2vs 21.8

    higher than 94% of areas

  • Child poverty

    2024/25

    29.9%vs 19.8%

    higher than 92% of areas

  • Unemployment

    2025

    4.5%vs 4.5%

    higher than 64% of areas

  • Fuel poverty

    2024

    11.5%vs 10.0%

    higher than 85% of areas

  • Air pollution deaths

    2024

    5.2%vs 5.3%

    higher than 50% of areas

Deaths, age-standardised per 100,000

  • Cardiovascular, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    86vs 74

    higher than 76% of areas

  • Cancer, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    151vs 118

    higher than 97% of areas

  • Respiratory, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    42vs 33

    higher than 82% of areas

  • Liver disease, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    29vs 20

    higher than 94% of areas

  • Drug misuse

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    5.9vs 5.8

    higher than 59% of areas

  • Suicide

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    11.4vs 11.0

    higher than 59% 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

276

England 234 · +18%

preventable

179

England 151 · +18%

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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