Life expectancy in Scotland has risen for both males and females according to new figures from National Records of Scotland.

The average life expectancy for 2022-2024 was 77.12 years for males and 81.06 years for females. This is an increase of almost 18 weeks for males and almost 14 weeks for females, compared to the average for 2021-2023.

After falling during the Covid-19 pandemic, life expectancy has since risen and is now at a similar level to in the years leading up to the pandemic.

Life expectancy varies across Scotland’s local authority areas and the gap between Scotland's most and least deprived areas remains stark – a difference of 13.2 years for males and 10.5 years for females.

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