Standing view · health · Maldon
deteriorating, held with established confidence, formed on 31 August 2026 from movements in 2025.
Deaths before the age of 75 in Maldon fell to 266.8 per 100,000 residents in 2023, rose to 315.54 in 2024, then fell to 255.37 in 2025. The measure has changed direction twice in three years and ends the period at its lowest reading, which is why the most recent movement is favourable even though the middle year was not. Mortality at district level rests on small counts, so a swing of this size between consecutive years is not unusual.
A view is formed only where the evidence names a figure you can check. Each movement listed as a reason had to be large enough to matter and distinctive in at least one way — unusual against this area's own history, unusual against comparable areas, or sustained over several periods. A movement shared with peers counts for less, because it says something about the country rather than about Maldon. Where no figure supports a direction we hold no view rather than a hedged one.
| Measure | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths before age 75, per 100,000 | 2023 | improving |
| Deaths before age 75, per 100,000 | 2024 | deteriorating |
| Deaths before age 75, per 100,000 | 2025 | improving |