# Female life expectancy: highest and lowest councils in East Midlands (2022 to 2024)

Rushcliffe had the highest female life expectancy of East Midlands’s 35 councils in 2022 to 2024, at 85.6 years.

Nottingham had the lowest, at 80.8 years. The middle council, Newark and Sherwood, had 83.2 years.

| Rank | Area | Female life expectancy | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | 85.6 years | – |
| =2 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | 84.8 years | – |
| =2 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | 84.8 years | ONS publishes a wide margin of error for this figure (the 95% interval spans more than two years), because the area is small. |
| 4 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | 84.7 years | – |
| 5 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | 84.5 years | – |
| 6 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | 84.0 years | – |
| 7 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | 83.9 years | – |
| =8 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | 83.8 years | – |
| =8 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | 83.8 years | – |
| =10 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | 83.7 years | – |
| =10 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | 83.7 years | – |
| =12 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | 83.6 years | – |
| =12 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | 83.6 years | – |
| =14 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | 83.5 years | – |
| =14 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | 83.5 years | – |
| 16 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | 83.4 years | – |
| 17 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | 83.3 years | – |
| =18 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | 83.2 years | – |
| =18 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | 83.2 years | – |
| 20 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | 82.9 years | – |
| 21 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | 82.8 years | – |
| 22 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | 82.7 years | – |
| =23 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | 82.6 years | – |
| =23 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | 82.6 years | – |
| 25 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | 82.1 years | – |
| 26 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | 81.9 years | – |
| 27 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | 81.8 years | – |
| =28 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | 81.7 years | – |
| =28 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | 81.7 years | – |
| =30 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | 81.6 years | – |
| =30 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | 81.6 years | – |
| 32 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | 81.3 years | – |
| =33 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | 81.0 years | – |
| =33 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | 81.0 years | – |
| 35 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | 80.8 years | – |

Source: Life expectancy for local areas of the UK, ONS life expectancy. Period: 2022 to 2024. Period: 2022 to 2024.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/northern-ireland)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-female)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/life-expectancy-female)

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