4.1.1 Table 1 shows life expectancy at birth and at five-year intervals in Scotland and Council areas for 2010-2012. Table 3 and Table 4 show the life expectancy at birth and rank for Council areas, along with comparisons with five and ten years ago. In Figure 3 life expectancy at birth in 2010-2012 is shown with the associated 95 per cent confidence intervals for each of the Council areas. Life expectancy for an area can usually be said to be significantly different from another area if the 95 per cent confidence intervals do not overlap
4.1.2 For males, the Council area with the lowest life expectancy was Glasgow City (72.6 years) and the Council area with the highest life expectancy was East Dunbartonshire (80.1 years), a difference of 7.5 years between highest and lowest.
4.1.3 For females, Glasgow City had the lowest life expectancy (78.5 years) and the highest life expectancy was in East Dunbartonshire (83.4 years), a difference of 4.9 years.
4.1.4 Across the UK, Glasgow City had the lowest life expectancy for both males and females, 10.3 years fewer than East Dorset for males and 8.1 years fewer than Purbeck for females, both of these Council areas are in England. Life expectancy estimates for areas in England and the rest of the UK are published on the ONS website.
4.2.1 Table 2 shows life expectancy at birth and five-year intervals in Scotland and for the new NHS 2014 Board areas for 2010-2012. Table 3 and Table 4 show the life expectancy at birth and rank for NHS Board areas, along with comparisons with five and ten years ago. Figure 4 shows life expectancy at birth in 2010-2012, along with 95 per cent confidence intervals for each of the NHS Board areas.
4.2.2 The NHS Board area with the highest life expectancy was Orkney for males (79.7 years) and Borders for females (82.0 years).
4.2.3 The Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS Board area was the area with the lowest life expectancy for males (74.5 years) and Lanarkshire had the lowest for females (79.8 years) although it is not significantly different from Greater Glasgow & Clyde and Western Isles NHS Board areas.