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Life expectancy in Oxford is lower at 79.7 years than that of the South East Region. There are geographical inequalities in life expectancy - men and women from the least deprived areas can expect to live five years longer than those in the most deprived areas.
People living in Oxford do not live particularly healthy lifestyles. It is estimated that over a quarter of adults smoke and nearly as many binge drink, which is reflected in high numbers of alcohol-related hospital stays. However levels of adult obesity are lower than average and the consumption of fruit and vegetables is better than average.
20.5% of adults in Oxford engage in the recommended amount of physical exercise every week, slightly below the national average of 21.3%.
In 2001, 3.0% of working age people declared themselves being permanently sick or disabled - just over 3000 people. 13.8% of the population declared a limiting long-term illness. Both of these figures are below the England and Wales average.
Death rates from heart disease and stroke have declined over the past ten years and are now at the same rate as the England average. Death rates from cancer are close to the England average and show a similar fall over the past ten years.
The Association of Public Health Observatories has produced an Oxford Health Profile which can be downloaded below
| Oxford Health Profile 2008 (240kB PDF) |
For more on health statistics, visit the Oxfordshire Data Observatory website under Data - Themes - Health.
Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust is the main organisation with responsibility for health care provision in Oxford.
Page last reviewed 17 Nov 2008