Deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland

Last update: 12 May 2022
Next update: 19 May 2022
Frequency: Weekly   

We no longer publish weekly news releases and full reports but continue to update the weekly COVID-19 death information in our data and charts spreadsheet.  We will publish a full report and news release on a monthly basis.  In addition, the timing of publication has now changed to 9.30 am on a Thursday.

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	Methodology		Related Statistics
	Methodology for excess deaths in 2022		Archive

Key Findings

• As of 8th May 2022, there have been a total of 14,642 deaths registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate.
• In week 18 there were 85 deaths involving COVID-19 (10 fewer than the previous week).
• The provisional total number of all deaths registered in Scotland in week 18 of 2022 (2nd to 8th May) was 1,085 (4% above the 5-year average).

This weekly spreadsheet includes breakdowns by sex, age, health board, local authority and location of death.  It also includes an analysis of excess deaths by location and broad cause of death.

In addition, we publish a comprehensive and detailed analysis of mortality on a monthly basis. This report includes analysis of deaths occurring in the previous month, and looks at age-standardised death rates, breakdown by deprivation, urban/rural, an analysis of leading causes of death and a breakdown by main pre-existing condition of those who died with COVID-19.  

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