Life expectancy at birth, by sex and ethnic group in Scotland
| Males | Females | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total deaths | Total linked census 2001 population | Expectation of life at birth | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI | Total deaths | Total linked census 2001 population | Expectation of life at birth | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI | |
| Scotland | ||||||||||
| White Scottish | 65 115 | 1 949 485 | 74.7 | 74.6 | 74.8 | 73 875 | 2 138 645 | 79.4 | 79.3 | 79.5 |
| Other White British | 4455 | 160 235 | 78.9 | 78.6 | 79.2 | 4840 | 174 750 | 82.6 | 82.3 | 82.9 |
| White Irish | 965 | 20 340 | 75.0 | 74.0 | 75.9 | 990 | 23 160 | 81.0 | 80.2 | 81.8 |
| Other White | 800 | 29 945 | 77.2 | 76.4 | 78.1 | 675 | 35 710 | 82.0 | 81.3 | 82.8 |
| Any Mixed Background | 65 | 5310 | 73.0 | 70.2 | 75.8 | 60 | 5800 | 79.3 | 76.6 | 82.0 |
| Indian | 55 | 6450 | 80.9 | 78.4 | 83.4 | 40 | 5890 | 83.3 | 80.7 | 85.9 |
| Pakistani | 100 | 12 930 | 79.3 | 76.9 | 81.6 | 50 | 12 700 | 84.6 | 82.0 | 87.3 |
| Chinese | 55 | 6530 | 79.0 | 76.5 | 81.5 | 45 | 6670 | 83.4 | 81.1 | 85.7 |
Total deaths (3 years of deaths occurring between May 2001 and April 2004) and total Census 2001 linked numbers are rounded to the nearest five for disclosure reasons.