Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021)
Scotland (NUTS 2021): Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 79.3 Year in 2018. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021), 1993–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021) is 79.3 Year, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021) peaked at 79.6 Year in 2014 and was at its lowest, 74.3 Year, in 1993.
Scotland (NUTS 2021) ranks 311th of 423 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 74.3 Year | — |
| 1994 | 75.1 Year | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 76.1 Year | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 76.2 Year | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 76.2 Year | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 76.4 Year | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 76.9 Year | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 77.2 Year | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 77.5 Year | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 77.5 Year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 77.8 Year | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 78.4 Year | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 78.6 Year | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 78.9 Year | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 79 Year | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 79.3 Year | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 79.6 Year | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 79.2 Year | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.2 Year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.3 Year | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.3 Year | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.7 Year | 74.3 Year | 75.1 Year | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.02 Year | 76.1 Year | 78.4 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.16 Year | 78.6 Year | 79.6 Year | 9 |
More health data for Scotland (NUTS 2021)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.2 Rate (2018)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 163 Number (2018)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 20,746 Number (2017)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 4.07 Rate (2018)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 216 Number (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
- Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021) was 79.3 Year in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6 Year in 2014.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3 Year in 1993.
- How does Scotland (NUTS 2021) rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Scotland (NUTS 2021) ranks 311th out of 423 regions with data for 2018.
- Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Scotland (NUTS 2021) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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