England · Local authority · West Sussex
Mid Sussex
At current death rates, a boy born in Mid Sussex can expect to live 81.5 years and a girl 85.2: 2.0 years above England for men and 1.9 years above England for women. Male life expectancy is about where it was in 2011–13.
- Men, at birth
- 81.5
- Women, at birth
- 85.2
- Healthy years, men
- 63.1
- Healthy years, women
- 64.5
95% CI 81.0–82.1
+2.0 years vs England
95% CI 84.7–85.6
+1.9 years vs England
95% CI 60.4–65.7 · West Sussex
+2.2 years vs England
95% CI 61.6–67.4 · West Sussex
+3.2 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: 81.5 · England 79.5
Women
2022–24: 85.2 · England 83.3
Among 359 local authorities
Each dot is one area, 2022–24. Hover to see which; click to open it.
Men
46thof 359
1st = longest life expectancy
Women
45thof 359
1st = longest life expectancy
Healthy and not
Years expected in good health, and the rest, at birth in 2022–24. Healthy life expectancy is published for West Sussex, not the district.
Men
Women
Good or very good healthNot in good health
Deprivation
Mid Sussex 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.
Ranked 286 of 296 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (1 = most deprived).
Men Women
- Hart
- Uttlesford
- Wokingham
- Richmond upon Thames
- South Cambridgeshire
- Surrey Heath
- Winchester
- Waverley
- Elmbridge
- East Hampshire
- Mole Valley
- St Albans
- Horsham
- South Oxfordshire
- East Hertfordshire
- Rushcliffe
- West Oxfordshire
- Three Rivers
- Rutland
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Vale of White Horse
- Guildford
- Reigate and Banstead
- Mid Sussex
- Fareham
- Epsom and Ewell
- Ribble Valley
- Harborough
- Bracknell Forest
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
5.1%vs 10.4%
lower than 94% of areas
Obesity
2024/25
20.4%vs 26.6%
lower than 85% of areas
Physical inactivity
2024/25
14.4%vs 21.8%
lower than 95% of areas
Alcohol admissions
per 100,000, 2023/24
404vs 612
lower than 83% of areas
Deprivation score
2025
8.7vs 21.8
lower than 97% of areas
Child poverty
2024/25
7.5%vs 19.8%
lower than 97% of areas
Unemployment
2025
2.9%vs 4.5%
lower than 91% of areas
Fuel poverty
2024
7.1%vs 10.0%
lower than 96% of areas
Air pollution deaths
2024
5.1%vs 5.3%
lower than 60% of areas
Deaths, age-standardised per 100,000
Cardiovascular, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
51vs 74
lower than 90% of areas
Cancer, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
103vs 118
lower than 78% of areas
Respiratory, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
16vs 33
lower than 97% of areas
Liver disease, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
13vs 20
lower than 90% of areas
Drug misuse
per 100,000, 2022–24
3.1vs 5.8
lower than 89% of areas
Suicide
per 100,000, 2022–24
13.0vs 11.0
higher than 74% 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
163
England 234 · −30%
preventable
102
England 151 · −33%
treatable
61
England 83 · −27%
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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