Standing view · health · Tamworth
deteriorating, held with established confidence, formed on 31 August 2026 from movements in 2025.
Adult smoking in Tamworth rose to 19.09% in 2024, and deaths before the age of 75 to 355.03 per 100,000 residents in 2025. Two health measures moved unfavourably, which is a consistent direction as far as it goes, though each has a single reading published here. A district-level smoking estimate rests on a small survey sample and district mortality on small counts, so neither figure can show whether the deterioration continues.
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 Tamworth. Where no figure supports a direction we hold no view rather than a hedged one.
| Measure | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Adults who smoke | 2024 | deteriorating |
| Deaths before age 75, per 100,000 | 2025 | deteriorating |