The figures for council areas and health boards in Scotland are published on the National Records of Scotland website.
Life expectancy in North Lanarkshire and Scotland
| North Lanarkshire | Scotland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| 2019-2021 | 74.1 | 78.8 | 76.5 | 80.8 |
For the period 2019 to 2021:
- female life expectancy at birth was 78.8 years
- male life expectancy at birth was 74.1 years.
Both female and male life expectancy in North Lanarkshire are lower than the Scottish average of 80.8 for women and 76.5 for men.
Life expectancy in North Lanarkshire and across Scotland continues to fall.
Life expectancy and deprivation
Across Scotland, men living in the most deprived areas are estimated to live 13.5 fewer years than those living in the least deprived areas.
Women living in the most deprived areas will expect to live around 10.2 fewer years than those living in the least deprived areas.
Falling life expectancy
The table below shows how life expectancy has changed from 2000-2002 to present and illustrates the recent fall in life expectancy in North Lanarkshire and across Scotland.
| NL males | NL females | Scotland males | Scotland females | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-02 | 72.0 | 77.6 | 73.3 | 78.8 |
| 2001-03 | 71.9 | 77.4 | 73.5 | 78.8 |
| 2002-04 | 72.4 | 77.4 | 73.8 | 79.0 |
| 2003-05 | 72.7 | 77.6 | 74.2 | 79.2 |
| 2004-06 | 73.0 | 78.2 | 74.6 | 79.5 |
| 2005-07 | 72.8 | 78.4 | 74.9 | 79.7 |
| 2006-08 | 73.1 | 78.4 | 75.1 | 79.9 |
| 2007-09 | 73.7 | 78.5 | 75.4 | 80.1 |
| 2008-10 | 74.3 | 78.8 | 75.9 | 80.4 |
| 2009-11 | 74.8 | 79.0 | 76.3 | 80.7 |
| 2010-12 | 74.9 | 79.1 | 76.6 | 80.8 |
| 2011-13 | 75.1 | 79.4 | 76.9 | 81.0 |
| 2012-14 | 75.4 | 79.7 | 77.1 | 81.1 |
| 2013-15 | 75.3 | 79.6 | 77.1 | 81.1 |
| 2014-16 | 75.4 | 79.6 | 77.1 | 81.1 |
| 2015-17 | 75.3 | 79.4 | 77.0 | 81.1 |
| 2016-18 | 75.2 | 79.6 | 77.1 | 81.1 |
| 2017-19 | 75.2 | 79.6 | 77.2 | 81.1 |
| 2018-20 | 74.5 | 79.2 | 76.8 | 81.0 |
| 2019-21 | 74.1 | 78.8 | 76.5 | 80.8 |
Further information on life expectancy in Scotland and other council areas is available from this National Records of Scotland report, which also details some of the reasons for falling life expectancy.
This page will be updated in the autumn of 2023.