LIFE expectancy in Scotland has returned to pre-pandemic levels – but the country continues to have the lowest life expectancy in the UK.

Official figures also show men living in the most deprived parts of Scotland have a life expectancy that is 13.2 years lower than it is for men in the most affluent areas.

Data from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) shows that over the period 2022 to 2024, life expectancy at birth – which estimates the average number of years a newborn might live for – was 77.12 years for males and 81.06 years for females.

However, NRS noted: “Scotland had the lowest life expectancy of all UK countries for both females and males in 2022-2024.”

Over the period 2022-24, life expectancy was two years lower in Scotland than in England for both females and males, NRS

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