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

Uttlesford had the highest female life expectancy of East of England’s 45 councils in 2022 to 2024, at 86.4 years.

Great Yarmouth had the lowest, at 81.5 years. The middle council, Central Bedfordshire, had 84.2 years.

| Rank | Area | Female life expectancy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 86.4 years |
| 2 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 85.6 years |
| =3 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 85.4 years |
| =3 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 85.4 years |
| 5 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 85.3 years |
| =6 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 85.2 years |
| =6 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 85.2 years |
| =6 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 85.2 years |
| 9 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 85.1 years |
| =10 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 85.0 years |
| =10 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 85.0 years |
| =12 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 84.9 years |
| =12 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 84.9 years |
| 14 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 84.7 years |
| 15 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 84.6 years |
| 16 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 84.5 years |
| 17 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 84.4 years |
| =18 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 84.3 years |
| =18 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 84.3 years |
| =18 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 84.3 years |
| =18 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 84.3 years |
| =22 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 84.2 years |
| =22 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 84.2 years |
| 24 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 84.1 years |
| 25 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 84.0 years |
| =26 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 83.9 years |
| =26 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 83.9 years |
| =28 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 83.8 years |
| =28 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 83.8 years |
| =30 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 83.6 years |
| =30 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 83.6 years |
| =30 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 83.6 years |
| 33 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 83.4 years |
| 34 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 83.3 years |
| 35 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 83.0 years |
| 36 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 82.9 years |
| 37 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 82.8 years |
| 38 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 82.7 years |
| =39 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 82.6 years |
| =39 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 82.6 years |
| =41 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 82.3 years |
| =41 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 82.3 years |
| 43 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 82.2 years |
| 44 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 81.9 years |
| 45 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 81.5 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)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/west-midlands)
- [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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