THE Borders has made the top 10 in a new life expectancy survey.
New research has revealed people in the Borders have a longer healthy life expectancy than most other regions in the UK.
Harlow Leisurezone analysed the latest ‘Health state life expectancies’ ONS report to reveal the figures.
Healthy life expectancy is described as “an estimate of lifetime spent in ‘very good’ or ‘good’ health, based on how individuals perceive their general health”.
The data revealed that people in Orkney’s average healthy life expectancy is 74.35 years, the highest in the UK.
The Scottish Borders comes in at eighth in the table with a healthy life expectancy of 64.7 years – well ahead of Dumfries and Galloway at 62.25 years.
Glasgow City, North Lanarkshire, and North Ayrshire sit at the bottom of the table with 56.7, 56.05, and 55.7 years.
There’s an 18.65-year difference between top of the table Orkney and bottom of the table North Ayrshire.
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