GROS Life Expectancy in Special Areas (Urban/Rural, Deprivation and Community Health Partnership) within Scotland, 2004-2006

Main Points

Men in rural areas — remote and accessible — can expect to live over 3 years longer (76.9 and 76.7 years respectively) than men in large urban areas (73.4 years);
Women in rural areas — remote and accessible — can expect to live almost 2 years longer (80.9 and 80.8 years respectively) than women in large urban areas (78.9 years);
Men in the 10% least deprived areas of Scotland (according to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2006) can expect to live for 13.1 years more than men in the 10% most deprived areas (80.2 years compared with 67.1 years);
Women in the 10% least deprived areas of Scotland can expect to live 8.6 years longer than those in the 10% most deprived areas (83.6 years compared with 75.0 years);
There is decreasing life expectancy with increasing deprivation;
The Community Health Partnership area with the lowest life expectancy for men and women is North Glasgow (69.2 years and 76.0 years respectively). The highest are East Dunbartonshire for men (78.0 years) and East Renfrewshire for women (81.9 years);