Ten years apart

England · Local authority · Worcestershire

Redditch

At current death rates, a boy born in Redditch can expect to live 79.7 years and a girl 83.0: 0.2 years above England for men and 0.3 years below England for women. Since 2011–13, male life expectancy has risen by 1.1 years.

Men, at birth
79.7

95% CI 79.0–80.5

+0.2 years vs England

Women, at birth
83.0

95% CI 82.3–83.8

−0.3 years vs England

Healthy years, men
63.3

95% CI 60.8–65.8 · Worcestershire

+2.4 years vs England

Healthy years, women
63.1

95% CI 60.1–66.2 · Worcestershire

+1.8 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: 79.7 · England 79.5

76788082842001–032022–2479.779.5

Women

2022–24: 83.0 · England 83.3

76788082842001–032022–2483.083.3

Among 359 local authorities

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Men

169thof 359

1st = longest life expectancy

747678808284

Women

208thof 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 Worcestershire, not the district.

Men

Worcestershire
63.316.5
79.8
England
60.918.6
79.5

Women

Worcestershire
63.120.7
83.8
England
61.322.0
83.3

Good or very good healthNot in good health

Deprivation

Redditch 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

    10.1%vs 10.4%

    higher than 52% of areas

  • Obesity

    2024/25

    26.9%vs 26.6%

    lower than 52% of areas

  • Physical inactivity

    2024/25

    26.0%vs 21.8%

    higher than 80% of areas

  • Alcohol admissions

    per 100,000, 2023/24

    541vs 612

    higher than 51% of areas

  • Deprivation score

    2025

    20.3vs 21.8

    higher than 56% of areas

  • Child poverty

    2024/25

    21.9%vs 19.8%

    higher than 74% of areas

  • Unemployment

    2025

    5.8%vs 4.5%

    higher than 87% of areas

  • Fuel poverty

    2024

    9.6%vs 10.0%

    lower than 53% of areas

  • Air pollution deaths

    2024

    5.1%vs 5.3%

    lower than 59% of areas

Deaths, age-standardised per 100,000

  • Cardiovascular, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    72vs 74

    higher than 53% of areas

  • Cancer, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    124vs 118

    higher than 67% of areas

  • Respiratory, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    34vs 33

    higher than 62% of areas

  • Liver disease, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    22vs 20

    higher than 67% of areas

  • Drug misuse

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    –vs 5.8

  • Suicide

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    10.2vs 11.0

    lower than 54% 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

230

England 234 · −2%

preventable

148

England 151 · −2%

treatable

83

England 83 · −1%

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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