By Daniel Cecura.

Life expectancy in Scotland falls for the third 3 year in a row. This report looks at the reasons and problems and highlights the background to this issue. Reporter Daniel Cecura talks to experts in this topic.

Scotland faces challenges in the health sector that require in-depth analysis. In recent years, Scottish society has changed, and these changes are reflected in life expectancy. Factors such as health care and lifestyle habits not only raise questions but require expert opinions.

Monica is an advanced clinical nurse specialist and she can give us an insight from the clinical and health experience. The pandemic has left its mark. This is evident in many areas – especially in the area of life expectancy. Poverty is a major problem facing Scotland.

“It’s a lot of poverty around and with that comes a lack of education.” – health expert Monica.

Compared with the UK as a whole, the life expectancy curve is falling. However, looking at the UK as a whole, life expectancy is rising slightly according to UN DESA. What needs to happen for life expectancy in Scotland to increase again? Monica is speaking primarily to the younger generation, who spend a lot of time on their smartphones or in front of consoles. People need to be shown what a healthy life looks like and which factors play an important role.

Sport is also an important part of human health and can have a lot of positive effects. This is what fitness trainer Danny says, who works in a gym and shows how small things can cause improvements and what the problems are in gyms and nutrition.

“The most important thing is getting there. Get the people in can be really hard. The focus of commercial gyms is just to getting thousand members trough the door.” – Fitness coach Danny.

Linked to sport is a healthy diet, because nutrition provides a fundamental building block for a healthy life. Eating healthier can impact the life in many different ways and the changes can help motivate people to lead a healthier life. For this, it’s worth taking a look at the video by “The Cooking Doc.“

But is that all? No, because money also plays an important role in life expectancy. Prof. Gerry McCartney gives us an insight into the impact money can have on psychological and mental health. Inflation has made it harder for people in Scotland to buy food, pay their bills or continue their social lives. As a result, people are paying more attention to what they spend money on and how expensive food is.

“All these things contribute in different ways to physical and mental health.” – Prof. Gerry McCartney from Glasgow University.

Scotland must face the question: How can it be that a first world industrialized country has to address such problems before solution approaches are discussed. The pandemic, inflation, the health sector, and the lifestyle of people, especially the younger generation, are important factors in the life expectancy of the Scottish population.