Area · N09000011
Ards and North Down
Population studies suggest people in Ards and North Down, on average, can expect around 81.7 years of life, of which around 63.8 may be in good general health.
Last data refresh · 2026-04-26
Source · ONS & OHID
Open Government Licence v3.0
§ 01 · Life expectancy
How long people in Ards and North Down live
Period life expectancy at birth, taken from the ONS local-area life-expectancy dataset (2022–2024). These are population averages, not personal predictions.
Life expectancy · average
81.7yrs
Average across male and female.
Life expectancy · male
79.9yrs
Life expectancy · female
83.5yrs
§ 02 · Healthy life expectancy
How many of those years may be in good health
Healthy life expectancy at birth estimates the years a person can expect to live in good general health. The gap between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy is the share of life spent in poorer health.
Healthy life expectancy · average
63.8yrs
Years lived in good general health.
Healthy life expectancy · male
64.3yrs
Healthy life expectancy · female
63.3yrs
Years not in good health
17.9yrs
The healthy-life gap for this area.
vs UK average (63.3 yrs healthy)
Ards and North Down is 0.5 years above the UK average for healthy life expectancy.
Published only at HSC Trust level
For Ards and North Down, adult lifestyle prevalence is published only at HSC Trust level (5 trusts), not at LGD2014 council level. The Trust covering this district publishes:
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Smoking11.6%
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30)32.9%
Higher-risk drinking13.6%
Physically active60.5%
5-a-day44.9%
FIG. 02 · ARDS AND NORTH DOWN
Ards and North Down, square by square
64 healthy years · 18 years with poorer health · out of 82 total.
Healthy (64) Poorer health (18) Beyond LE (18)
§ 03 · Lifestyle indicators
Behavioural risk factors at population level
Adult population shares for the five lifestyle indicators Lifemap tracks. Definitions and survey periods vary by country — see Sources for the full provenance and the comparability caveats.
Smoking (adults)
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Not published at this geography for this indicator.
Obesity / overweight (adults)
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Not published at this geography for this indicator.
Higher-risk drinking
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Not published at this geography for this indicator.
Physically active (adults)
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Not published at this geography for this indicator.
Five-a-day fruit & veg
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Not published at this geography for this indicator.
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