Area · N09000003
Belfast
Population studies suggest people in Belfast, on average, can expect around 78.5 years of life, of which around 57.4 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 Belfast 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
78.5yrs
Average across male and female.
Life expectancy · male
76.5yrs
Life expectancy · female
80.5yrs
§ 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
57.4yrs
Years lived in good general health.
Healthy life expectancy · male
57.4yrs
Healthy life expectancy · female
57.3yrs
Years not in good health
21.1yrs
The healthy-life gap for this area.
vs UK average (63.3 yrs healthy)
Belfast is 5.9 years below the UK average for healthy life expectancy.
Published only at HSC Trust level
For Belfast, adult lifestyle prevalence is published only at HSC Trust level (5 trusts), not at LGD2014 council level. The Trust covering this district publishes:
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Smoking16.6%
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30)22.8%
Higher-risk drinking24.4%
Physically active48.3%
5-a-day35.6%
FIG. 02 · BELFAST
Belfast, square by square
57 healthy years · 21 years with poorer health · out of 78 total.
Healthy (57) Poorer health (21) Beyond LE (22)
§ 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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