Life expectancy in Moray and across Scotland: How long are you going to live?
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Life expectancy continues to stall in Scotland according to statistics published today by the National Records of Scotland.
The average man now lives to 77.1 years while the average woman lives to 81.1 years – virtually the same as a decade ago.
Both Moray's male and female populations live longer than the Scottish average, particularly the men.
The average Moray man now lives to 79.1 years while the average Morau woman lives to 81.5 years.
Meanwhile, over the border the figures mirror the national averages almost exactly, with men living to 77.1 years and women to 81.4 years.
Across the whole of Scotland the longest-lived women are in East Renfrewshire (84.0 years), while the oldest men are in East Dunbartonshire (80.5 years).
Both sexes die earliest in Glasgow (men at 73.6 years, women at 78.5 years).
Scotland has the lowest life expectancy of all four countries in the UK, while England has the highest for both men (79.7 years) and women (83.3 years)
Across the European Union the highest average life expectancy for men is in Italy (81.2 years) and the lowest in Latvia (70.1 years).
For women it is highest in Spain (86.3 years) and lowest in Bulgaria (78.6 years).
According to the same figures there are 820 centenarians in Scotland – an increase of 5% following four years of decline.
Denise Patrick, the NRS's Head of Population and Migration Statistics said: Four times the number of women than men live for over 100 years, reflecting the longer life expectancy of females.
"However, over the past decade, male centenarians have increased by 50% from 100 to 150.
"In comparison, there are only 3% more female centenarians now than a decade ago.
"Today’s figures also show after four years of decline, we have seen a slight increase in the total number of people living for more than 100 years.
"This rise corresponds with an increase in the number of births following the end of World War One."
Reflecting Scotland's ageing population, the figures also estimate there are 43,660 people aged 90 and over.
The number of people in this age group has increased every year since 2009.
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