Life expectancy
A Scotland where everybody thrives: Public Health Scotland’s strategic plan 2022 to 2025
Author / Creator: Public Health Scotland
Media type: Report
Date published: 2022
Specifically, we want to see life expectancy in Scotland start to improve again. We
want to see the difference in life expectancy between the poorest and wealthiest
areas get smaller
How stark are Scotland’s health inequalities?
Author / Creator: The Ferret
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
After consistently increasing over the last four decades overall life expectancy stalled in Scotland in 2013-15
How Scotland Could Be One of the Happiest Countries in the World
Author / Creator: Bottom Line
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
One of the most important indicators of a thriving economy and healthy society is that the people living in the country report high levels of happiness, life satisfaction and wellbeing.
An Index of Social and Economic Well-being (ISEW) across 32 OECD countries - 2006 to 2018
Author / Creator: John McLaren
Media type: survey report
Date published: January 2020
Compares the indicators of income; education; longevity; and inclusivity for the OECD countries and the nations of the UK.