§ Mr. DavidsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the estimated average life expectancy is of(a) men 283W and (b) women, in (i) Glasgow, Pollok, (ii) the City of Glasgow, (iii) Scotland and (iv) the UK on (1) 1 May and (2) 1 May 1997; and if he will make a statement. [160828]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonEstimates of life expectancy are not available for specific days. The table gives life expectancy at birth for the period 1995–97 and for the calendar year 1997 and the calendar year 1999, the latest year for which the data required to calculate a life table are available. Sub-national life expectancy is not calculated at the level of parliamentary constituencies.
Expectation of life at birth in year shown Area Based on data in year(s) Males Females (i) Glasgow, Pollok — 1— 1— (ii) City of Glasgow 21995–97 68.4 75.4 (iii) Scotland 21995–97 72.3 77.8 Scotland 31997 72.6 78.0 Scotland 31999 72.7 78.4 (iv) United Kingdom 21995–97 74.4 79.6 United Kingdom 31997 74.7 79.7 United Kingdom 31999 75.0 79.9 1Not available 2 Source: Griffiths C. and Fitzpatrick J. Geographic inequalities in Life Expectancy in the United Kingdom. 'Health Statistics Quarterly' no. 9. The Stationery Office 2001. 3Source: The Government Actuary's Department