Editing Inverclyde (section)

==Demography==
The average life expectancy for Inverclyde male residents (2013–2015) is 75.4 years, to rank 28th out of the 32 areas in Scotland. The average Inverclyde female lives for 80.4 years, to rank 26th out 32.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/life-expectancy-areas-in-scotland/2013-2015/1315le.pdf |work=National records for Scotland |title=Life expectancy for areas within Scotland 2013–2015 |access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref> There are large [[health disparities]] between settlements in Inverclyde with many health indicators being above the Scottish average in certain areas, whilst considerably below in others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile%3DHealth%26mainLevel%3DLocality%26mainText%3DKilmacolm%26mainTextExplicitMatch%3Dnull%26compLevel%3DLocality%26compText%3DPort+Glasgow%26compTextExplicitMatch%3Dfalse |title=Browser Health |access-date=23 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404163031/http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Health&mainLevel=Locality&mainText=Kilmacolm&mainTextExplicitMatch=null&compLevel=Locality&compText=Port+Glasgow&compTextExplicitMatch=false |archive-date=4 April 2012  }}</ref>

In 2019, the Inverclyde Council Area was rated as the most deprived in Scotland by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD), with Greenock Town Centre the most deprived community. (The term "deprivation" refers not only to low income according to the BBC, but may also include "fewer resources and opportunities, for example in health and education".) After the announcement, Deputy leader Jim Clocherty said that he hoped that investment money would arrive soon, and that "no part of Scotland wants to be labelled as the 'most deprived'". A £3m investment was scheduled for Greenock Town Centre and there was also plan to create a new cruise visitor centre with other investment funds being expected.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-51279966 | work=BBC News | title=Scotland's most and least deprived areas named | date=28 January 2020| access-date=28 January 2020}}</ref>