England · Local authority
Wolverhampton
At current death rates, a boy born in Wolverhampton can expect to live 77.1 years and a girl 81.2: 2.4 years below England for men and 2.1 years below England for women. Since 2011–13, male life expectancy has fallen by 0.3 years.
- Men, at birth
- 77.1
- Women, at birth
- 81.2
- Healthy years, men
- 59.2
- Healthy years, women
- 58.6
95% CI 76.7–77.6
−2.4 years vs England
95% CI 80.8–81.7
−2.1 years vs England
95% CI 54.6–63.8
−1.7 years vs England
95% CI 54.1–63.1
−2.7 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: 77.1 · England 79.5
Women
2022–24: 81.2 · England 83.3
Among 359 local authorities
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Men
317thof 359
1st = longest life expectancy
Women
317thof 359
1st = longest life expectancy
Healthy and not
Years expected in good health, and the rest, at birth in 2022–24.
Men
Women
Good or very good healthNot in good health
Deprivation
Wolverhampton 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.
Ranked 23 of 296 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (1 = most deprived).
Men Women
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
13.3%vs 10.4%
higher than 82% of areas
Obesity
2024/25
30.1%vs 26.6%
higher than 70% of areas
Physical inactivity
2024/25
31.8%vs 21.8%
higher than 98% of areas
Alcohol admissions
per 100,000, 2023/24
868vs 612
higher than 89% of areas
Deprivation score
2025
32.6vs 21.8
higher than 93% of areas
Child poverty
2024/25
32.9%vs 19.8%
higher than 95% of areas
Unemployment
2025
6.4%vs 4.5%
higher than 93% of areas
Fuel poverty
2024
13.5%vs 10.0%
higher than 98% of areas
Air pollution deaths
2024
5.5%vs 5.3%
higher than 76% of areas
Deaths, age-standardised per 100,000
Cardiovascular, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
107vs 74
higher than 95% of areas
Cancer, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
137vs 118
higher than 90% of areas
Respiratory, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
45vs 33
higher than 86% of areas
Liver disease, under 75
per 100,000, 2023–25
27vs 20
higher than 86% of areas
Drug misuse
per 100,000, 2022–24
8.6vs 5.8
higher than 81% of areas
Suicide
per 100,000, 2022–24
9.6vs 11.0
lower than 62% 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
313
England 234 · +34%
preventable
201
England 151 · +33%
treatable
112
England 83 · +35%
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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