This map shows how male life expectancy varies across communities along the M74 corridor in South Lanarkshire.  While overall life expectancy in South Lanarkshire is similar to the Scottish average, there are significant differences between local areas.

The map highlights a clear social gradient in health outcomes.  Male life expectancy ranges from 81.2 years around Junction 5 to 71.3 years around Junction 8, a difference of nearly ten years (9.9 years) over a distance of approximately eight miles.

Moving further south, male life expectancy increases again to 83.6 years around Junction 11, representing a gain of 12.3 years over approximately ten miles.

These differences reflect the unequal distribution of health and wellbeing across communities and are closely linked to deprivation and wider social and economic inequalities.

Understanding these patterns is an important part of the South Lanarkshire Marmot Place Programme and supports a more targeted, place-based approach to reducing inequalities and improving health outcomes for local people.

Male Life Expectancy