Life Expectancy

Life expectancy at birth is a key summary measure of mortality and morbidity in a population and one of the overarching indicators in the Department of Health’s Public Health Outcomes Framework.  It represents the average number of years that a baby born in a particular area can expect to live should he/she experience the current age-specific mortality rates of that area throughout their life.  Average life expectancy at birth represents the cumulative effect of the prevalence of risk factors, prevalence and severity of disease, and the effectiveness of interventions and treatment across the life course.

The latest Office for National Statistics data, for the aggregated period 2016-2018, were released in December 2019 and the report here summarises the latest local position and recent trends: Life expectancy overview report for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough_DL20200310

Inequalities in Life Expectancy

Public Health England’s Segment Tool provides information on life expectancy and causes of death that drive inequalities at local level. Targeting the causes of death which contribute most to life expectancy gaps should have the biggest impact on reducing inequalities.  Segment Tool reports for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough  provides an overview of the data in the tool at upper-tier and lower-tier local authority level and by deprivation quintile, highlighting the main causes of death contributing to inequalities in our area.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Public Health England Segment Tool Report 2012-2014

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Public Health England Segment Tool Report 2015-2017