Area · S12000036
City of Edinburgh
Population studies suggest people in City of Edinburgh, on average, can expect around 80.2 years of life, of which around 64.6 may be in good general health.
Last data refresh · 2026-04-26
Source · ONS & OHID
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§ 01 · Life expectancy
How long people in City of Edinburgh live
Period life expectancy at birth, taken from the ONS local-area life-expectancy dataset (2022–2024). These are population averages, not personal predictions.
Life expectancy · average
80.2yrs
Average across male and female.
Life expectancy · male
78.3yrs
Life expectancy · female
82.2yrs
§ 02 · Healthy life expectancy
How many of those years may be in good health
Healthy life expectancy at birth estimates the years a person can expect to live in good general health. The gap between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy is the share of life spent in poorer health.
Healthy life expectancy · average
64.6yrs
Years lived in good general health.
Healthy life expectancy · male
65.4yrs
Healthy life expectancy · female
63.9yrs
Years not in good health
15.6yrs
The healthy-life gap for this area.
vs UK average (63.3 yrs healthy)
City of Edinburgh is 1.3 years above the UK average for healthy life expectancy.
FIG. 02 · CITY OF EDINBURGH
City of Edinburgh, square by square
65 healthy years · 15 years with poorer health · out of 80 total.
Healthy (65) Poorer health (15) Beyond LE (20)
§ 03 · Lifestyle indicators
Behavioural risk factors at population level
Adult population shares for the five lifestyle indicators Lifemap tracks. Definitions and survey periods vary by country — see Sources for the full provenance and the comparability caveats.
Smoking (adults)
11.7%
Adult smoking prevalence.
Obesity / overweight (adults)
21.0%
Adult population share. Definition varies between countries — see Sources.
Higher-risk drinking
28.0%
Adults drinking above the chief medical officer's weekly guideline.
Physically active (adults)
75.0%
Adults meeting the CMO 150 min / week guideline.
Five-a-day fruit & veg
33.0%
Adults eating five or more portions a day.
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