Kent Life Expectancy by District and Constituency (2001–2024): Biggest Gaps, Biggest Gains and What It Means for Folkestone & Hythe’s Ageing Population

Kent Life Expectancy by District and Constituency (2001–2024): Biggest Gaps, Biggest Gains and What It Means for Folkestone & Hythe’s Ageing Population

Kent is often described as a single place with a single health story. The reality, once you look at the life-expectancy numbers, is very different. Across the county, people are generally living longer than they were twenty years ago. But some districts have gained many more years of life than others, and some neighbourhoods within those districts are still being left behind. Nowhere is that more obvious than on the east Kent coast. For men, Fol…