Area · E06000023
Bristol, City of
Population studies suggest people in Bristol, City of, on average, can expect around 80.8 years of life, of which around 60.3 may be in good general health.
Last data refresh · 2026-04-26
Source · ONS & OHID
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§ 01 · Life expectancy
How long people in Bristol, City of 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
80.8yrs
Average across male and female.
Life expectancy · male
78.5yrs
Life expectancy · female
83.0yrs
§ 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
60.3yrs
Years lived in good general health.
Healthy life expectancy · male
60.4yrs
Healthy life expectancy · female
60.2yrs
Years not in good health
20.5yrs
The healthy-life gap for this area.
vs UK average (63.3 yrs healthy)
Bristol, City of is 3.0 years below the UK average for healthy life expectancy.
FIG. 02 · BRISTOL, CITY OF
Bristol, City of, square by square
60 healthy years · 21 years with poorer health · out of 81 total.
Healthy (60) Poorer health (21) Beyond LE (19)
§ 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)
17.8%
Adult smoking prevalence.
Obesity / overweight (adults)
55.9%
Adult population share. Definition varies between countries — see Sources.
Higher-risk drinking
29.7%
Adults drinking above the chief medical officer's weekly guideline.
Physically active (adults)
74.4%
Adults meeting the CMO 150 min / week guideline.
Five-a-day fruit & veg
36.2%
Adults eating five or more portions a day.
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