Table 8 Drug-related deaths per 1,000 population, Scotland, 2000 to 2009, and NHS Boards, annual averages for 2005 to 2009
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Age-group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 - |
25 - |
35 - |
45 - |
55 - |
All |
|
| (a) Scotland |
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| 2000 |
0.12 |
0.18 |
0.09 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.06 |
| 2001 |
0.12 |
0.20 |
0.09 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
0.07 |
| 2002 |
0.16 |
0.23 |
0.12 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
0.08 |
| 2003 |
0.12 |
0.19 |
0.10 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.06 |
| 2004 |
0.12 |
0.22 |
0.12 |
0.05 |
0.00 |
0.07 |
| 2005 |
0.07 |
0.17 |
0.16 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
0.07 |
| 2006 |
0.10 |
0.25 |
0.16 |
0.08 |
0.02 |
0.08 |
| 2007 |
0.14 |
0.24 |
0.19 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
0.09 |
| 2008 |
0.13 |
0.33 |
0.23 |
0.10 |
0.03 |
0.11 |
| 2009 |
0.10 |
0.28 |
0.25 |
0.10 |
0.03 |
0.10 |
| average of rates for latest |
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| five years (2005 to 2009) |
0.11 |
0.25 |
0.20 |
0.08 |
0.02 |
0.09 |
| (b) NHS Board areas: annual averages for 2005 to 2009 4 |
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| Ayrshire & Arran |
0.11 |
0.29 |
0.19 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
0.08 |
| Borders |
0.10 |
0.16 |
0.09 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.04 |
| Dumfries & Galloway |
0.15 |
0.20 |
0.09 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
0.05 |
| Fife |
0.12 |
0.24 |
0.14 |
0.06 |
0.01 |
0.08 |
| Forth Valley |
0.13 |
0.22 |
0.08 |
0.07 |
0.03 |
0.07 |
| Grampian |
0.11 |
0.24 |
0.13 |
0.08 |
0.02 |
0.08 |
| Greater Glasgow & Clyde5 |
0.12 |
0.33 |
0.34 |
0.13 |
0.04 |
0.14 |
| Highland 5 |
0.08 |
0.21 |
0.12 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.06 |
| Lanarkshire |
0.09 |
0.24 |
0.17 |
0.06 |
0.01 |
0.08 |
| Lothian |
0.07 |
0.18 |
0.17 |
0.08 |
0.04 |
0.08 |
| Orkney |
0.00 |
0.21 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.02 |
| Shetland |
0.16 |
0.24 |
0.06 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.05 |
| Tayside |
0.14 |
0.30 |
0.23 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
0.09 |
| Western Isles |
0.22 |
0.32 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.05 |
1. Other tables which provide figures by age-group give the number of drug-related deaths of people who were aged under 25. However, this column's figures are for ages 15-24, inclusive, as there are very few drug-related deaths of people aged 0-14
2. Other tables which provide figures by age-group give the number of drug-related deaths of people who were aged 55 and over However, this column's figures are for ages 55-64, inclusive, as there are few drug-related deaths of people aged 65 and over
3. Including ages 0-14 and 65+
4. Calculated by dividing the average number of drug-related deaths per year over the specified 5-year period by the estimated population in the middle of the 5-year period (which is a proxy for the average population over the whole of the period).
5. New NHS Board areas including parts of former Argyll & Clyde prior to its dissolution on 1 April 2006.