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Life Expectancy in East Cambridgeshire

In East Cambridgeshire (East of England), life expectancy at birth is 81.1 years for men and 85.1 years for women, from official Office for National Statistics estimates for the 2017-19 reference period.

Quick answer

In East Cambridgeshire, a baby boy could expect to live 81.1 years and a baby girl 85.1 years, under 2017-19 mortality rates (ONS). The ONS healthy-life-expectancy release does not publish a separate figure for this area. These are population period estimates, not predictions for any one person.

Life expectancy at birth in East Cambridgeshire

Measure	Value	Notes
Male life expectancy at birth	81.1 years	ONS period estimate, 2017-19
Female life expectancy at birth	85.1 years	ONS period estimate, 2017-19

ONS area code: E07000009. Reference period: life expectancy 2017-19.

How East Cambridgeshire compares

Measure	East Cambridgeshire	England	Difference
Male life expectancy at birth	81.1 years	79.8 years	+1.3 years
Female life expectancy at birth	85.1 years	83.4 years	+1.8 years

Among the 312 English local authorities, East Cambridgeshire ranks 80th for male life expectancy and 46th for female life expectancy at birth (ONS, 2017-19; 1st = longest-living).

Differences and ranks are calculated directly from the published ONS figures shown above — no value is estimated or adjusted.

Life expectancy in East Cambridgeshire: frequently asked questions

What is the life expectancy in East Cambridgeshire?

In East Cambridgeshire, life expectancy at birth is 81.1 years for men and 85.1 years for women, based on Office for National Statistics period estimates for 2017-19.

What does "life expectancy at birth" mean?

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a baby born in the area could expect to live if 2017-19 mortality rates stayed the same throughout its life. It is a period estimate for the whole population, not a prediction for any individual.

Is life expectancy in East Cambridgeshire above or below the England average?

Compared with the England average for 2017-19, male life expectancy at birth in East Cambridgeshire is +1.3 years (81.1 years versus 79.8 years) and female life expectancy is +1.8 years (85.1 years versus 83.4 years). These are the plain differences between the ONS figures for the area and for England — no value has been adjusted.

How does East Cambridgeshire rank for life expectancy?

Among the 312 English local authorities, East Cambridgeshire ranks 80th for male life expectancy at birth and 46th for female life expectancy (ONS, 2017-19, where 1st is the longest-living). Ranks are the area's ordinal position once the published ONS figures are sorted — no value is estimated.

Where does this life-expectancy data come from?

All figures come directly from the Office for National Statistics — life expectancy at birth from the "Life expectancy by local authority" dataset (2017-19). No value is estimated or altered. The data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Life expectancy in other East of England areas

Methodology

Male and female life expectancy at birth are the ONS period estimates for the 2017-19 reference period, from the ONS “Life expectancy by local authority” dataset. Every figure is taken directly from the ONS files; no value is estimated, fabricated or altered.

Contains public sector information published by the Office for National Statistics and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are sourced from the Office for National Statistics at www.ons.gov.uk. Life expectancy at birth and healthy life expectancy at birth are period estimates and may have been revised in later ONS releases. This directory is not affiliated with the ONS.

Editorial data review: figures on this page are drawn directly from the official public source cited here and were cross-checked against that source at publication; derived values (percentages, medians, index scores) are computed from those published figures using the stated methodology — nothing is estimated or invented. Last reviewed: 2 July 2026. This page is general information, not medical advice.

The NHS picture where East Cambridgeshire sits

Life expectancy tracks the wider health system. See waiting times and care-provider quality for East of England, the region East Cambridgeshire belongs to.

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