Life Expectancy European
Comparison
Last updated: October 2011
Despite improvements in life expectancy, Scottish men and women still have relatively low expectation of life at birth compared with much of the European Union. The countries with lower life expectancy than Scotland were most of the Eastern European states which joined the EU on 1 May 2004 as well as Romania and Bulgaria which joined in January 2007. For men, the expectation of life is about 4 years lower than the countries with the highest expectation of life whilst for women it is almost 5 years lower.
Life expectancy at birth, 2008, selected countries, Males
Life expectancy at birth, 2008, selected countries, Females
Source: Eurostat and ONS
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