Male life expectancy: highest and lowest councils in South West (2022 to 2024)

Cotswold had the highest male life expectancy of South West’s 26 councils in 2022 to 2024, at 82.0 years.

Gloucester had the lowest, at 78.3 years. The middle council, West Devon, had 80.7 years.

1 council has no figure, and it is listed at the end with the reason.

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Male life expectancy for every council in South West, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Cotswold82.0 years
2South Hams81.5 years
=3Bath and North East Somerset81.4 years
=3East Devon81.4 years
=3Tewkesbury81.4 years
6Wiltshire81.3 years
=7Dorset81.1 years
=7Teignbridge81.1 years
9South Gloucestershire81.0 years
=10North Somerset80.8 years
=10Stroud80.8 years
=12Mid Devon80.7 years
=12West Devon80.7 years
14Torridge80.3 years
15Somerset80.2 years
16Cheltenham80.0 years
17Swindon79.9 years
=18Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole79.7 years
=18Forest of Dean79.7 years
20Cornwall79.5 years
21North Devon79.2 years
22Exeter79.1 years
=23Plymouth78.6 years
=23Torbay78.6 years
25Bristol78.5 years
26Gloucester78.3 years
–Isles of Scilly

ONS does not calculate life expectancy for the City of London or the Isles of Scilly because they have too few deaths and too small a population.

No figure

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