We want to encourage residents to understand more about their own health and the impact it has on their daily living. Data that has been collected for Chorley and summarised in the table below.
Chorley has an estimated population of just under 120,000 people. It is estimated that between 2018 and 2043 the population of Chorley will increase by 17.8%.
| Topic | Data |
|---|---|
| life expectancy | the England average of life expectancy is 79 for males and 83 for females. Lancashire falls just below both of these. Chorley's life expectancy for females on average is 78 for males and 82 for females. |
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mental health |
16.7% of the population of Chorley suffer with depression. Chorley are the second highest district within Lancashire that suffer with their mental health according to the Clinical Commissioning Group. Chorley's suicide rate is worse than the England average across both males and females. |
| long term health conditions | Chorley's Clinical Commission group states that Chorley sit higher than the national average for those diagnosed and living with a long term health condition. |
| cancer statistics | Chorley has a similar Cancer rate to the national average. Breast and Bowel cancer are the most common diagnosed in Chorley and sit just slightly higher than the national average. Prostate Cancer is significantly lower than the national average. |
| circulatory disease statistics | circulatory diseases include heart attacks, strokes, heart disease etc. Deaths in Chorley are significantly higher from circulatory diseases. Coronary Heart disease is significantly worse than the England average. |
| respiratory disease statistics | respiratory diseases include COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Pneumonia, Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis etc. Since 2016 respiratory diseases have been the biggest cause of death in Chorley amongst all age groups |
| lifestyle | Chorley's hospital admission for alcohol related incidents are higher than the England average. The percentage of those smoking is also higher than the national average. |