§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report the expectation of life at age 16 years for men and women in each of the past 30 years.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe figures which are readily available for the past 30 years relate to age 15 years and are as follows:
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Expectation of further life in years, at age 15, by sex, Scotland, 1955 to 1984 Year Males Females 1955 53.7 58.1 1956 53.8 58.4 1957 53.9 58.7 1958 53.9 58.6 1959 53.8 58.7 1960 54.1 59.1 1961 53.7 58.9 1962 53.8 59.1 1963 53.4 59.0 1964 54.0 59.8 1965 53.9 59.6 1966 53.9 59.5 1967 54.5 60.4 1968 54.1 59.8 1969 54.0 59.8 bronchus and lung, (b) bronchitis and emphysema and (c) ischaemic heart disease, giving the figures for all deaths and broken down by sex.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe readily available figures are given in the table:
Year Males Females 1970 54.1 59.9 1971 54.5 60.5 1972 54.1 60.1 1973 54.2 60.3 1974 54.3 60.3 1975 54.6 60.8 1976 54.4 60.5 1977 54.9 61.0 1978 54.6 60.4 1979 54.5 60.6 1980 55.1 61.1 1981 55.3 61.5 1982 55.5 61.3 1983 55.7 61.6 1984 56.1 61.9