You are more likely to die prematurely in Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough than in most similar authorities.
Longer Lives, a new Public Health England website, shows how deaths from major killers such as cancer and heart disease vary across England.
Central Beds has been ranked 14th out of 15 similar local authorities, the second worst score.
Compared to other counties in the ‘least deprived’ category Central Beds has the highest death rate from lung disease but the second lowest for liver disease.
There were 237 premature deaths per 100,000 people in 2009 to 2011. The figures used have been adjusted for various factors including the age of the population to give a fair result.
The county is 14th out of 15 for cancer and 12th out of 15 for heart disease and strokes. It is 14th out of 14 for lung disease. However for liver disease it is the second out of 14. The country of Rutland is not included within all of the results because of the small number of deaths.
Central Beds fares much better when compared to all English local authorities, coming 33rd out of 150. The liver disease score remains very good, coming third out of 149 authorities.
Bedford Borough also comes 14th out of 15 similar authorities, this time in the ‘less deprived’ category. There were 279 deaths per 100,000.
It came 9th for cancer, 13th for heart disease and stroke, 15th for lung disease and 13th for liver disease.
Bedford Borough comes 77th out of the 150 English local authorities.
On a more positive note, Cambridgeshire scores well, coming third out of the 15 ‘least deprived’ local authorities.
Within its category is third for third for cancer, sixth for heart disease and stroke, fourth for lung disease and second for liver disease.
It ranks 15th of all 150 local authorities with 220 deaths per 100,000.
The best ranking local authority in England is Wokingham in Berkshire and the worst is Manchester.
To view the full results visit http://longerlives.phe.org.uk