As of 2016, life expectancy in Scotland was lower for both females and males than anywhere else in western Europe, and was not improving as quickly as in other western European countries.
2016년에는 스코틀랜드의 기대수명이 여성과 남성 양쪽에서 서부 유럽 어느곳보다 낮았으며 유럽 서부의 다른 나라처럼 개선이 빠르지도 않았다.