Ten years apart

England · Local authority · Surrey

Waverley

At current death rates, a boy born in Waverley can expect to live 82.4 years and a girl 85.9: 2.9 years above England for men and 2.6 years above England for women. Male life expectancy is about where it was in 2011–13.

Men, at birth
82.4

95% CI 81.9–83.0

+2.9 years vs England

Women, at birth
85.9

95% CI 85.4–86.4

+2.6 years vs England

Healthy years, men
65.1

95% CI 63.0–67.2 · Surrey

+4.2 years vs England

Healthy years, women
66.4

95% CI 63.8–68.9 · Surrey

+5.1 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

7678808284862001–032022–2482.479.5

Women

2022–24: 85.9 · England 83.3

7678808284862001–032022–2485.983.3

Among 359 local authorities

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Men

11thof 359

1st = longest life expectancy

747678808284

Women

9thof 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 Surrey, not the district.

Men

Surrey
65.116.7
81.8
England
60.918.6
79.5

Women

Surrey
66.418.9
85.3
England
61.322.0
83.3

Good or very good healthNot in good health

Deprivation

Waverley 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

    8.4%vs 10.4%

    lower than 68% of areas

  • Obesity

    2024/25

    19.7%vs 26.6%

    lower than 86% of areas

  • Physical inactivity

    2024/25

    11.2%vs 21.8%

    lowest of all areas

  • Alcohol admissions

    per 100,000, 2023/24

    380vs 612

    lower than 88% of areas

  • Deprivation score

    2025

    8.1vs 21.8

    lower than 97% of areas

  • Child poverty

    2024/25

    6.4%vs 19.8%

    lower than 99% of areas

  • Unemployment

    2025

    2.6%vs 4.5%

    lower than 96% of areas

  • Fuel poverty

    2024

    7.9%vs 10.0%

    lower than 83% of areas

  • Air pollution deaths

    2024

    4.9%vs 5.3%

    lower than 69% of areas

Deaths, age-standardised per 100,000

  • Cardiovascular, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    41vs 74

    lowest of all areas

  • Cancer, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    92vs 118

    lower than 96% of areas

  • Respiratory, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    18vs 33

    lower than 91% of areas

  • Liver disease, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    12vs 20

    lower than 96% of areas

  • Drug misuse

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    –vs 5.8

  • Suicide

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    8.0vs 11.0

    lower 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

148

England 234 · −37%

preventable

95

England 151 · −37%

treatable

54

England 83 · −36%

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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