Table 7

Table 7: Life expectancy at birth in Scotland, 2011-2013, by Council and NHS Board area¹ and comparisons with 2001-2003 and 2006-2008 (Females)
Area	2011-2013	2006-2008	2001-2003	2011-2013	2006-2008	2001-2003	Change over 5 years (Years)	Change over 10 years (Years)	Change over 5 years (%)	Change over 10 years (%)
Area	Years²	Years²	Years²	Rank	Rank	Rank	Change over 5 years (Years)	Change over 10 years (Years)	Change over 5 years (%)	Change over 10 years (%)
Footnotes: 2014 NHS Board areas. The results may vary from year to year, particularly those based on small populations. Please note that the Scotland-level life expectancy estimate shown here is for use only as a comparator for the corresponding sub-Scotland-level figures. The definitive Scotland-level life expectancy estimate (based on national life tables) is published by the Office for National Statistics: National Statistics Online - National Life tables.
Scotland³	81.0	79.9	78.8	-	-	-	1.1	2.1	1.3	2.7
Council Areas
Aberdeen City	81.4	80.4	80.0	17	19	10	1.0	1.4	1.2	1.7
Aberdeenshire	82.2	81.1	80.7	9	10	3	1.0	1.4	1.3	1.8
Angus	81.6	80.9	79.9	14	14	11	0.7	1.6	0.8	2.0
Argyll & Bute	81.5	79.8	79.6	16	21	15	1.6	1.9	2.1	2.3
Clackmannanshire	79.9	80.5	78.7	27	18	20	-0.6	1.2	-0.7	1.6
Dumfries & Galloway	81.5	80.5	79.7	15	16	13	1.0	1.9	1.2	2.3
Dundee City	79.7	79.5	77.7	28	22	28	0.2	2.0	0.2	2.6
East Ayrshire	79.7	78.4	77.9	29	30	26	1.3	1.8	1.6	2.3
East Dunbartonshire	83.9	82.4	80.4	1	1	5	1.4	3.4	1.7	4.2
East Lothian	81.6	81.3	80.1	13	7	7	0.3	1.5	0.4	1.9
East Renfrewshire	83.0	82.0	81.1	2	2	1	1.0	1.9	1.2	2.3
Edinburgh, City of	81.9	81.2	80.1	10	9	8	0.8	1.9	1.0	2.3
Eilean Siar	80.4	81.6	79.6	25	4	14	-1.2	0.8	-1.4	1.0
Falkirk	80.7	79.5	78.6	22	23	22	1.1	2.1	1.4	2.7
Fife	81.2	80.2	79.4	18	20	17	1.0	1.8	1.3	2.3
Glasgow City	78.5	77.2	76.4	32	32	32	1.4	2.1	1.8	2.8
Highland	82.2	80.9	79.4	7	12	16	1.3	2.8	1.6	3.6
Inverclyde	80.7	78.7	77.8	21	28	27	2.0	2.9	2.6	3.8
Midlothian	81.7	80.5	78.6	11	17	21	1.2	3.1	1.5	4.0
Moray	81.7	80.7	80.1	12	15	6	1.0	1.5	1.2	1.9
North Ayrshire	81.0	79.1	78.5	19	26	24	1.9	2.5	2.4	3.2
North Lanarkshire	79.4	78.4	77.4	30	29	31	1.0	2.0	1.2	2.6
Orkney Islands	82.5	81.6	81.0	4	3	2	0.9	1.5	1.1	1.9
Perth & Kinross	82.8	81.4	80.0	3	6	9	1.3	2.8	1.6	3.5
Renfrewshire	80.6	78.9	78.1	24	27	25	1.7	2.5	2.1	3.2
Scottish Borders	82.4	81.0	79.8	6	11	12	1.4	2.6	1.7	3.3
Shetland Islands	82.5	81.5	80.6	5	5	4	1.0	1.9	1.2	2.3
South Ayrshire	80.9	80.9	79.2	20	13	19	0.0	1.7	0.0	2.2
South Lanarkshire	80.7	79.5	78.5	23	24	23	1.1	2.1	1.4	2.7
Stirling	82.2	81.2	79.3	8	8	18	1.0	2.9	1.2	3.7
West Dunbartonshire	79.1	78.1	77.4	31	31	30	1.0	1.7	1.3	2.1
West Lothian	80.2	79.2	77.7	26	25	29	1.0	2.6	1.3	3.3
NHS Board Areas
Ayrshire & Arran	80.5	79.4	78.5	11	12	12	1.1	2.0	1.4	2.6
Borders	82.4	81.0	79.8	3	4	4	1.4	2.6	1.7	3.3
Dumfries & Galloway	81.5	80.5	79.7	7	9	5	1.0	1.9	1.2	2.3
Fife	81.2	80.2	79.4	9	11	9	1.0	1.8	1.3	2.3
Forth Valley	81.0	80.2	78.8	10	10	11	0.8	2.2	1.0	2.8
Grampian	81.8	80.8	80.4	5	5	3	1.0	1.4	1.2	1.8
Greater Glasgow & Clyde	80.0	78.5	77.6	14	14	14	1.4	2.3	1.8	3.0
Highland	82.0	80.6	79.5	4	8	8	1.4	2.5	1.7	3.2
Lanarkshire	80.0	79.0	77.9	13	13	13	1.0	2.1	1.3	2.7
Lothian	81.6	80.8	79.5	6	6	7	0.8	2.1	1.0	2.6
Orkney	82.5	81.6	81.0	1	1	1	0.9	1.5	1.1	1.9
Shetland	82.5	81.5	80.6	2	3	2	1.0	1.9	1.2	2.3
Tayside	81.4	80.6	79.2	8	7	10	0.7	2.2	0.9	2.8
Western Isles	80.4	81.6	79.6	12	2	6	-1.2	0.8	-1.4	1.0