Ten years apart

England · Local authority

Manchester

At current death rates, a boy born in Manchester can expect to live 75.6 years and a girl 80.1: 3.9 years below England for men and 3.2 years below England for women. Since 2011–13, male life expectancy has risen by 0.1 years.

Men, at birth
75.6

95% CI 75.2–75.9

−3.9 years vs England

Women, at birth
80.1

95% CI 79.8–80.4

−3.2 years vs England

Healthy years, men
56.7

95% CI 53.3–60.1

−4.2 years vs England

Healthy years, women
57.7

95% CI 53.6–61.8

−3.6 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: 75.6 · England 79.5

7075802001–032022–2475.679.5

Women

2022–24: 80.1 · England 83.3

7075802001–032022–2480.183.3

Among 359 local authorities

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Men

349thof 359

1st = longest life expectancy

747678808284

Women

347thof 359

1st = longest life expectancy

788082848688

Healthy and not

Years expected in good health, and the rest, at birth in 2022–24.

Men

Manchester
56.718.9
75.6
England
60.918.6
79.5

Women

Manchester
57.722.4
80.1
England
61.322.0
83.3

Good or very good healthNot in good health

Deprivation

Manchester 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

    15.6%vs 10.4%

    higher than 94% of areas

  • Obesity

    2024/25

    27.0%vs 26.6%

    lower than 51% of areas

  • Physical inactivity

    2024/25

    21.1%vs 21.8%

    higher than 52% of areas

  • Alcohol admissions

    per 100,000, 2023/24

    929vs 612

    higher than 91% of areas

  • Deprivation score

    2025

    38.7vs 21.8

    higher than 99% of areas

  • Child poverty

    2024/25

    35.5%vs 19.8%

    higher than 97% of areas

  • Unemployment

    2025

    5.2%vs 4.5%

    higher than 78% of areas

  • Fuel poverty

    2024

    12.0%vs 10.0%

    higher than 90% of areas

  • Air pollution deaths

    2024

    5.8%vs 5.3%

    higher than 84% of areas

Deaths, age-standardised per 100,000

  • Cardiovascular, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    115vs 74

    higher than 98% of areas

  • Cancer, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    152vs 118

    higher than 98% of areas

  • Respiratory, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    68vs 33

    highest of all areas

  • Liver disease, under 75

    per 100,000, 2023–25

    29vs 20

    higher than 92% of areas

  • Drug misuse

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    10.4vs 5.8

    higher than 92% of areas

  • Suicide

    per 100,000, 2022–24

    13.4vs 11.0

    higher than 77% 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

372

England 234 · +59%

preventable

258

England 151 · +71%

treatable

114

England 83 · +37%

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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