A new report has revealed levels of life expectancy in Stirling are higher than the national average.
The data from the National Records of Scotland has reported a life expectancy for men in the region of 77.4 years, while women in Stirling can be expected to live on average 81.5 years. Both figures are above the Scottish figure - which sits at 80.8 years for women and 76.5 for men.
Stirling is also higher than the figure assessed for the Forth Valley health board as a whole - with life expectancy measured at 80.6 years for women and 76.4 in the three council areas included.
