Standing view · health · Epsom and Ewell
deteriorating, held with established confidence, formed on 5 October 2026 from movements in 2025.
Health measures in Epsom and Ewell have been worsening, on evidence that mostly runs the other way. The suicide rate, per 100,000 was 14.12 across 2022 to 2024, recorded as unfavourable against the usual pattern. Adults who are obese was 16.44 in 2023/24 and deaths before age 75, per 100,000 was 206.79 in 2025, both favourable. One unfavourable measure against two favourable ones would not normally support this direction; the suicide rate carries more weight here because it is the measure where the movement was judged distinctive, and the view is held as established rather than strong.
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 Epsom and Ewell. Where no figure supports a direction we hold no view rather than a hedged one.
| Measure | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Adults who are obese | 2023/24 | improving |
| Suicide rate, per 100,000 | 2022 - 24 | deteriorating |
| Deaths before age 75, per 100,000 | 2025 | improving |