Ten years apart

England · Local authority · Nottinghamshire

Newark and Sherwood

At current death rates, a boy born in Newark and Sherwood can expect to live 79.4 years and a girl 83.2: 0.1 years below England for men and 0.1 years below England for women. Male life expectancy is about where it was in 2011–13.

Men, at birth
79.4

95% CI 78.8–80.0

−0.1 years vs England

Women, at birth
83.2

95% CI 82.6–83.7

−0.1 years vs England

Healthy years, men
58.9

95% CI 56.5–61.2 · Nottinghamshire

−2.0 years vs England

Healthy years, women
58.7

95% CI 55.7–61.7 · Nottinghamshire

−2.6 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: 79.4 · England 79.5

76788082842001–032022–2479.479.5

Women

2022–24: 83.2 · England 83.3

76788082842001–032022–2483.283.3

Among 359 local authorities

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

Men

188thof 359

1st = longest life expectancy

747678808284

Women

193rdof 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 Nottinghamshire, not the district.

Men

Nottinghamshire
58.920.2
79.1
England
60.918.6
79.5

Women

Nottinghamshire
58.724.5
83.2
England
61.322.0
83.3

Good or very good healthNot in good health

Deprivation

Newark and Sherwood 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

    10.9%vs 10.4%

    higher than 61% of areas

  • Obesity

    2024/25

    32.2%vs 26.6%

    higher than 78% of areas

  • Physical inactivity

    2024/25

    18.6%vs 21.8%

    lower than 67% of areas

  • Alcohol admissions

    per 100,000, 2023/24

    496vs 612

    lower than 60% of areas

  • Deprivation score

    2025

    19.1vs 21.8

    higher than 51% of areas

  • Child poverty

    2024/25

    20.9%vs 19.8%

    higher than 71% of areas

  • Unemployment

    2025

    3.7%vs 4.5%

    lower than 57% of areas

  • Fuel poverty

    2024

    10.8%vs 10.0%

    higher than 74% 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

    70vs 74

    higher than 50% of areas

  • Cancer, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    109vs 118

    lower than 62% of areas

  • Respiratory, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    26vs 33

    lower than 60% of areas

  • Liver disease, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    20vs 20

    higher than 57% of areas

  • Drug misuse

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    5.4vs 5.8

    higher than 50% of areas

  • Suicide

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    14.5vs 11.0

    higher than 85% 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

231

England 234 · −1%

preventable

152

England 151 · +1%

treatable

79

England 83 · −5%

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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