Residents in Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster have the highest remaining life expectancy compared to any other UK area, according to an assessment of new data. This is followed by another London borough – Camden.
The research has been undertaken by a care company called Guardian Carers and shared with Digital Journal. The data is based on an analysis of UK government statistics. This was used to assess the life expectancy from the age of 40 for each local authority in the UK.
This revealed that a 40-year-old woman living in Kensington and Chelsea has the highest remaining life expectancy compared to any other UK area. For women living in this borough, the average life expectancy from the age of 40 is 48.6 years more. Male residents in Westminster have an average of 45.5 years more from the ages of 40, the highest amount for men in the UK.
Camden comes in second for women who, on average have 48.4 years left to live after the age of 40, and Kensington and Chelsea places second for men at 45.3 years.
Ranking as the third areas with the highest life expectancy after the ages of 40 are Westminster, with an average of 47.6 years expected for women, and Camden for men, with a predicted 44 years. The top three areas for both men and women are London boroughs.
Richmond upon Thames comes in fourth for women who, according to the data, have on average 47.04 years left to live after the age of 40. Hart has the fourth highest life expectancy for men with 44 years; the first area outside of London that makes the top ten.
The top ten is:
| The UK Areas With The Highest Life Expectancy For Women At The Age Of 40 | ||
| Local Authority | Life expectancy | |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 48.64 | |
| Camden | 48.38 | |
| Westminster | 47.55 | |
| Richmond upon Thames | 47.04 | |
| Hart | 46.79 | |
| South Cambridgeshire | 46.71 | |
| Eden | 46.52 | |
| Epsom and Ewell | 46.49 | |
| Harrow | 46.48 | |
| Winchester | 46.45 | |
| The UK Areas With the Highest Life Expectancy For Men At The Age Of 40 | ||
| Local Authority | Life expectancy | |
| Westminster | 45.49 | |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 45.25 | |
| Camden | 44.02 | |
| Hart | 43.98 | |
| South Cambridgeshire | 43.97 | |
| Rutland | 43.69 | |
| Wokingham | 43.66 | |
| New Forest | 43.58 | |
| Elmbridge | 43.57 | |
| Uttlesford | 43.53 |
Women aged 40 in Hart have, on average, 46.8 years left to live. South Cambridgeshire male residents have 44 years. However, male residents of this area have a shorter life expectancy than women living here.
South Cambridgeshire comes in sixth as women living in this area are expected to have 46.7 years left to live. Rutland provides a further 43.7 years for men. In seventh place, Eden’s female residents have an average 46.5 years of life expectancy after the age of 40, while men living in Wokingham have 43.7 years.
Women in Epsom and Ewell are expected to live for 46.5 more years after the age of 40, and 43.6 years for men living in the New Forest, making these the areas with the eighth highest life expectancy. In ninth place, 40-year-old women living in Harrow are estimated to have 46.5 years to live on average, while the figure is 43.6 years for men living in Elmbridge.
Ranking as the areas with the tenth highest life expectancy after the age of 40 is Winchester for women with on average 46.5 years left to live, and Uttlesford for men, who have 43.5 years.
Glasgow has the UK’s lowest left expectancy for both women and men who are aged 40. For women living in the city, the average life expectancy at the age of 40 is 39.3 years, whilst for men, it is 34.8 years.
A spokesperson for Guardian Carers tells Digital Journal: “The disparities seen between areas of the UK in this analysis could highlight major problems in social, economic or health-related factors. It also shines a light on the finding that women across the UK are expected to live longer than men. The age of 40 marks the typical midway through an average lifetime, and it is fascinating to see how many years people can expect to live further, in each location.”
