Table 6: Life expectancy at birth in Scotland, 2011-2013, by Council and NHS Board area¹ and comparisons with 2001-2003 and 2006-2008 (Males)

Area	2011-2013	2006-2008	2001-2003	2011-2013	2006-2008	2001-2003	Change over 5 years (Years)	Change over 10 years (Years)	Change over 5 years (%)	Change over 10 years (%)
	Years2	Years2	Years2	Rank	Rank	Rank
Footnotes: 2014 NHS Board areas. The results may vary from year to year, particularly those based on small populations. Please note that the Scotland-level life expectancy estimate shown here is for use only as a comparator for the corresponding sub-Scotland-level figures. The definitive Scotland-level life expectancy estimate (based on national life tables) is published by the Office for National Statistics: National Statistics Online - National Life tables.
Scotland3	76.9	75.1	73.5	-	-	-	1.8	3.4	2.4	4.6
Council Areas
Aberdeen City	77.1	75.4	74.1	21	18	17	1.7	3.0	2.3	4.0
Aberdeenshire	79.2	77.5	76.1	5	3	2	1.7	3.1	2.2	4.1
Angus	78.5	77.0	75.3	9	7	9	1.5	3.2	2.0	4.3
Argyll & Bute	78.2	76.1	74.7	10	13	12	2.1	3.5	2.8	4.6
Clackmannanshire	77.0	74.6	73.5	22	23	22	2.5	3.5	3.3	4.7
Dumfries & Galloway	78.0	76.5	74.8	11	10	10	1.5	3.2	2.0	4.3
Dundee City	75.1	73.6	71.9	28	28	26	1.5	3.2	2.0	4.4
East Ayrshire	75.8	74.6	72.6	26	22	25	1.2	3.2	1.6	4.4
East Dunbartonshire	80.5	78.1	77.1	1	1	1	2.4	3.4	3.1	4.4
East Lothian	78.5	76.7	75.6	8	8	6	1.8	2.9	2.4	3.8
East Renfrewshire	79.7	77.5	76.0	2	2	4	2.1	3.7	2.7	4.8
Edinburgh, City of	77.6	76.3	74.8	16	12	11	1.3	2.8	1.7	3.7
Eilean Siar	77.2	73.9	71.7	20	26	29	3.3	5.4	4.5	7.6
Falkirk	76.8	75.2	73.8	23	19	20	1.6	3.0	2.1	4.1
Fife	77.2	75.9	74.6	19	16	14	1.3	2.6	1.7	3.5
Glasgow City	73.0	70.7	69.1	32	32	32	2.3	4.0	3.2	5.7
Highland	77.7	76.1	74.4	15	14	15	1.6	3.2	2.1	4.4
Inverclyde	74.7	73.0	70.2	30	30	31	1.7	4.5	2.3	6.4
Midlothian	77.3	76.4	74.7	18	11	13	0.8	2.6	1.1	3.4
Moray	77.9	76.6	74.2	12	9	16	1.3	3.7	1.8	5.0
North Ayrshire	75.9	74.0	72.7	25	25	24	2.0	3.3	2.7	4.5
North Lanarkshire	75.1	73.2	71.9	29	29	27	1.8	3.1	2.5	4.4
Orkney Islands	78.8	75.0	75.9	6	20	5	3.8	2.8	5.1	3.7
Perth & Kinross	79.3	77.4	76.0	4	4	3	1.9	3.3	2.4	4.3
Renfrewshire	75.7	73.7	71.9	27	27	28	2.0	3.8	2.7	5.3
Scottish Borders	79.3	77.3	75.4	3	5	8	2.0	3.8	2.6	5.1
Shetland Islands	77.9	74.9	73.5	13	21	21	3.0	4.3	4.0	5.9
South Ayrshire	77.7	75.5	74.0	14	17	18	2.2	3.7	2.9	5.0
South Lanarkshire	76.5	74.5	74.0	24	24	19	2.0	2.5	2.7	3.4
Stirling	78.5	77.2	75.5	7	6	7	1.4	3.0	1.8	4.0
West Dunbartonshire	74.2	72.1	70.8	31	31	30	2.0	3.4	2.8	4.8
West Lothian	77.5	75.9	73.5	17	15	23	1.6	4.1	2.1	5.5
NHS Board Areas
Ayrshire & Arran	76.4	74.7	73.1	12	11	11	1.8	3.4	2.4	4.6
Borders	79.3	77.3	75.4	1	1	2	2.0	3.8	2.6	5.1
Dumfries & Galloway	78.0	76.5	74.8	4	3	4	1.5	3.2	2.0	4.3
Fife	77.2	75.9	74.6	10	7	6	1.3	2.6	1.7	3.5
Forth Valley	77.3	75.7	74.2	9	8	9	1.7	3.1	2.2	4.2
Grampian	78.3	76.6	75.0	3	2	3	1.7	3.3	2.2	4.3
Greater Glasgow & Clyde	74.9	72.7	71.0	14	14	14	2.2	4.0	3.0	5.6
Highland	77.8	76.1	74.5	6	5	7	1.7	3.3	2.3	4.4
Lanarkshire	75.8	73.8	72.9	13	13	12	1.9	2.9	2.6	3.9
Lothian	77.7	76.3	74.7	7	4	5	1.4	3.0	1.8	4.0
Orkney	78.8	75.0	75.9	2	9	1	3.8	2.8	5.1	3.7
Shetland	77.9	74.9	73.5	5	10	10	3.0	4.3	4.0	5.9
Tayside	77.6	76.0	74.3	8	6	8	1.7	3.3	2.2	4.4
Western Isles	77.2	73.9	71.7	11	12	13	3.3	5.4	4.5	7.6