Premature deaths per 100,000 under-75 year olds by London borough (2023)
Last updated: December 2024
Next estimated update: December 2025
What does this indicator show?
When somebody under the age of 75 dies, it counts as a premature death. This indicator shows the number of premature deaths per 100,000 under-75 year olds in each London borough.
What does it tell us?
The average number of deaths per 100,000 under-75 year olds in England is 342, whereas in London it is 305.
Nine London boroughs have a rate of premature deaths higher than England’s average. These boroughs are Barking and Dagenham (400 per 100,000 under-75 year olds), Lewisham (381), Tower Hamlets (376), Hackney (375), Islington (364), Southwark (362), Greenwich (361), Newham and Waltham Forest (both 347). The borough with the lowest premature death rate is Richmond (221 per 100,000).
City of London’s figures have been suppressed since their data sample is too small.
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