Life Expectancy in ScotlandLocal Authorities Ranked

Life expectancy at birth in Scotland ranges from 76.5 years in Glasgow City to 83.2 in East Renfrewshire, averaging men and women (2022 to 2024).

All 32 local authorities in Scotland, ranked by life expectancy. Data: Office for National Statistics (2022-2024), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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RankLocal authorityLife Expectancy
1East Renfrewshire83.2y
2East Dunbartonshire82.3y
3Shetland Islands81.7y
4Aberdeenshire81.2y
5Orkney Islands81.0y
6Perth and Kinross80.9y
7Scottish Borders80.8y
8East Lothian80.7y
9Stirling80.3y
10City of Edinburgh80.3y
11Argyll and Bute80.0y
12Moray80.0y
13Midlothian79.9y
14Angus79.9y
15Highland79.8y
16Aberdeen City79.3y
17Dumfries and Galloway79.2y
18Fife79.1y
19South Ayrshire79.0y
20West Lothian79.0y
21Na h-Eileanan Siar78.8y
22Renfrewshire78.7y
23South Lanarkshire78.7y
24Falkirk78.2y
25Clackmannanshire78.1y
26Inverclyde77.6y
27Dundee City77.4y
28North Ayrshire77.3y
29West Dunbartonshire77.3y
30East Ayrshire77.3y
31North Lanarkshire77.1y
32Glasgow City76.5y