Female life expectancy: every council in Scotland
East Renfrewshire had the highest female life expectancy of Scotland’s 32 councils in 2022 to 2024, at 84.9 years.
Glasgow City had the lowest, at 78.7 years. The middle council, Aberdeen City, had 81.3 years.
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Renfrewshire | 84.9 years |
| 2 | East Dunbartonshire | 84.2 years |
| 3 | Shetland Islands use-with-caution | 83.9 years |
| 4 | Aberdeenshire | 82.9 years |
| =5 | Orkney Islands use-with-caution | 82.8 years |
| =5 | Perth and Kinross | 82.8 years |
| 7 | Scottish Borders | 82.7 years |
| 8 | East Lothian | 82.6 years |
| =9 | City of Edinburgh | 82.2 years |
| =9 | Moray | 82.2 years |
| =9 | Stirling | 82.2 years |
| =12 | Highland | 82.0 years |
| =12 | Midlothian | 82.0 years |
| 14 | Argyll and Bute | 81.9 years |
| 15 | Angus | 81.7 years |
| =16 | Aberdeen City | 81.3 years |
| =16 | South Ayrshire | 81.3 years |
| 18 | Dumfries and Galloway | 81.2 years |
| =19 | Fife | 80.9 years |
| =19 | Renfrewshire | 80.9 years |
| =21 | Na h-Eileanan Siar use-with-caution | 80.8 years |
| =21 | West Lothian | 80.8 years |
| 23 | South Lanarkshire | 80.5 years |
| 24 | Clackmannanshire | 80.3 years |
| 25 | Falkirk | 80.0 years |
| =26 | North Ayrshire | 79.7 years |
| =26 | West Dunbartonshire | 79.7 years |
| =28 | Dundee City | 79.6 years |
| =28 | Inverclyde | 79.6 years |
| =30 | East Ayrshire | 78.9 years |
| =30 | North Lanarkshire | 78.9 years |
| 32 | Glasgow City | 78.7 years |