HC Deb 13 February 1979 vol 962 c447W
Mr. Reid

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the expectation of life for males and females in Scotland at birth and at 10-year intervals thereafter to age 80 years in 1900 and 1978, or in the nearest years for which figures are available.

Mr. Harry Ewing

The figures for the nearest available years are given below:

EXPECTATION OF LIFE IN YEARS, SCOTLAND
Life table
1891–1900 1977
Age Males Females Males Females
At birth 44.7 47.4 68.3 74.6
10 48.5 50.3 59.8 65.9
20 40.4 42.3 50.1 56.1
30 33.0 34.9 40.7 46.4
40 25.7 27.6 31.3 36.8
50 18.9 20.6 22.5 27.8
60 13.0 14.3 15.2 19.7
70 8.5 9.1 9.4 12.6
80 4.9 5.5 5.5 7.2

Mr. Reid

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the expectation of life for males and females in Scotland at the nearest 20-year intervals for which figures are available between 1878 and 1978.

Mr. Harry Ewing

Figures from the appropriate Scottish life tables are given in the table below

EXPECTATION OF LIFE AT BIRTH (IN YEARS), SCOTLAND
Life Table Males Females
1861–70 40.3 43.9
1881–90 43.9 46.3
1910–12 50–1 53.2
1930–32 56.0 59.5
1950–52 64.4 68.7
1977 68.3 74.6