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2021

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Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 32: 9 - 15 August 2021

Wednesday, 18 Aug 2021
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As at 15 August, 10,464 deaths have been registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today.

In the week 9 – 15 August, 41 deaths were registered that mentioned COVID-19 on the death certificate, a decrease of 12 deaths from the previous week.

13 deaths were of people aged under 65, eight were people aged 65-74 and there were 20 deaths of people aged 75 or over. 22 deaths were female, 19 were male.

There were five deaths in each of City of Edinburgh, Glasgow City, North Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire. There were three deaths in Highland. In total, 16 council areas had at least one death involving COVID-19 last week.

In week 32 there were 13 fewer deaths in care homes (6% below average), 102 excess deaths at home or in non-institutional settings  (36% above average) and three fewer deaths in hospitals (1% below average), compared to the 2015-2019 average.

Pete Whitehouse, Director of Statistical Services, said:

“NRS figures released today show that last week, there were 41 deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate. This is a decrease of 12 on the previous week's figure.”

“Deaths from all causes were 9% higher than the five year average – the 12th week in a row where we have seen a higher than average number of deaths.”

The publication Deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland is available on the NRS website.

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Alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland increase

Tuesday, 17 Aug 2021
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The number of alcohol-specific deaths has increased by 17% to 1,190 in 2020, up from 1,020 in 2019, according to statistics on deaths by various causes published today by National Records of Scotland.  

These figures show a return to the recent upward trend in the number of alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland following a decline in the previous year. This is the largest number of deaths due to alcohol recorded since 2008.

Other key findings show that in 2020:

  • Probable suicide deaths decreased by 3% to 805 deaths, from 833 in 2019. There was a downward trend in probable suicide deaths in Scotland from the early 2000s until 2017, followed by increases in 2018 and 2019.
  • There was a 1.1% decrease, to 6,352, in deaths where Alzheimer’s and other dementias were the underlying cause.
  • There were 2,759 accidental deaths in Scotland, a 1.2% increase compared with 2019. The majority of accidental deaths were the result of accidental poisonings or falls.
  • The death rate from all causes for people in the most deprived areas is 1.9 times that of those in the least deprived. Death rates for drug-related (18.4 times as large) alcohol-specific deaths (4.3 times as large), and suicides (3.0 times as large) were notably higher in the most deprived areas.

 Pete Whitehouse, Director of Statistical Services said:

“NRS figures released today show a marked increase in the number of deaths due to alcohol, reversing the fall seen in 2019. 

“Monthly analysis shows that alcohol-specific deaths were higher than average in 10 months of 2020.  From August to November deaths were similar to or substantially higher than the highest numbers seen during these months over the last five years.

“Suicide deaths decreased slightly on the 2019 level.  Monthly figures show that suicide deaths between June and September of 2020 were consistently above the highest numbers seen in these months over the last 5 years.

“These statistics provide important analysis of deaths related to alcohol, from suicide and from other causes during the first 9 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

The publications Probable suicides 2020, Alcohol-specific deaths 2020 and  Deaths from specific causes 2020 are available on the NRS website.
 
Correction - 1 Oct 2021:
Since publication, an error was found in the monthly analysis of alcohol-specific deaths and suicides. These breakdowns were incorrectly based on month of death rather than month of registration. This has now been corrected in the reports and associated tables and figures spreadsheets. The impact of this correction is minor.  A corrected version of the news release is available HERE.

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Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 31: 2 - 8 August 2021

Wednesday, 11 Aug 2021
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As at 8 August, 10,421 deaths have been registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today.

In the week 2 - 8 August, 51 deaths were registered that mentioned COVID-19 on the death certificate, an increase of five deaths from the previous week.

15 deaths were of people aged under 65, 13 were people aged 65-74 and there were 23 deaths of people aged 75 or over.

Glasgow City had eight deaths, North Lanarkshire had seven and Dundee City had six deaths. 20 council areas had at least one death last week.

43 deaths were in hospitals, three were in care homes and five were at home or in a non-institutional setting.

Deaths from all causes were 7% above the five year average for this week. Most excess deaths are still happening at home, with home and non-institution deaths 33% above average in the most recent week.

Pete Whitehouse, Director of Statistical Services, said:

“NRS figures released today show that last week, there were 51 deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate. This is an increase of five on the previous week's figure.”

The publication Deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland is available on the NRS website.

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Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 30: 26 July - 1 August 2021

Wednesday, 4 Aug 2021
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As at 1 August, 10,370 deaths have been registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today.

In the week 26 July – 1 August, 46 deaths were registered that mentioned COVID-19 on the death certificate, a decrease of ten deaths from the previous week.

Ten deaths were of people aged under 65, nine were people aged 65-74 and there were twenty-seven deaths of people aged 75 or over.

Glasgow City had nine deaths, Fife had five and South Lanarkshire and West Lothian each had four. Twenty council areas had at least one death last week.

Thirty-eight deaths were in hospitals, two were deaths in care homes and six were at home or in a non-institutional setting. Most excess deaths are happening at home, with home and non-institution deaths 46% above average in the most recent week.

Pete Whitehouse, Director of Statistical Services, said:

“NRS figures released today show that last week, there were 46 deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate. This is a decrease of 10 on the previous week's figure and represents the first decrease in COVID-19 related deaths in seven weeks.

“However, the total number of deaths from all causes was 17 % higher than we would expect for this period, and these 'excess' deaths are at the highest level since February."

The publication Deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland is available on the NRS website.

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Drug-related deaths rise

Friday, 30 Jul 2021
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1,339 drug-related deaths were registered in Scotland in 2020, an increase of 5% from 2019, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland today.

This is the largest number of drug-related deaths since records began in 1996.

Other key findings show:

  • The number of drug-related deaths has increased substantially over the last 20 years – there were 4½ times as many deaths in 2020 compared with 2000.
  • Men were 2.7 times as likely to have a drug-related death than women, after adjusting for age.
  • After adjusting for age, people in the most deprived parts of the country were 18 times as likely to die from a drug-related death as those in the least deprived.
  • Almost two thirds of all drug-related deaths were of people aged between 35 and 54. The average age of drug-related deaths has increased from 32 to 43 over the last 20 years.
  • Greater Glasgow and Clyde had the highest drug-related death rate of all health board areas, followed by Ayrshire and Arran and Tayside.
  • Scotland’s drug-death rate continues to be over 3½ times that for the UK as a whole, and higher than that of any European country.

Alan Ferrier, Head of Demographic Statistics, said:

"Sadly, last year saw the highest number of drug-related deaths in Scotland since reporting began 25 years ago, and 59 more deaths than were registered in 2019.

“At the beginning of the century, the rate of drug-related deaths in Scotland’s most deprived areas was 10 times that of our least deprived areas. By 2020 this gap had increased to 18 times as high.”

The publication Drug-related deaths in Scotland, 2020 and an infographic summary is available on the NRS website.

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Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 29: 19 - 25 July 2021

Wednesday, 28 Jul 2021
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As at 25 July, 10,324 deaths have been registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today.

In the week 19 – 25 July, 56 deaths were registered that mentioned COVID-19 on the death certificate, an increase of nine deaths from the previous week.

Deaths from all causes were 11% higher than the five-year average last week at 1,110.

There were eight deaths in Glasgow City and seven deaths in each of North Lanarkshire, City of Edinburgh and Dundee City. 43 deaths were in hospitals, five in care homes, and eight were at home or in a non-institutional setting. Most excess deaths occurred at home, with home and non-institution deaths remaining around a third above average.

Pete Whitehouse, Director of Statistical Services, said:

“The latest figures show that last week, there were 56 deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

“Last week there were more deaths involving COVID in people under 65 than people aged 85 or over, with 15 deaths of people aged between 45 and 64.”

The publication Deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland is available on the NRS website.

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Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 28: 12 - 18 July 2021

Wednesday, 21 Jul 2021
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As at 18 July, 10,268 deaths have been registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today.

In the week 12 - 18 July, 47 deaths were registered that mentioned COVID-19 on the death certificate, an increase of 16 deaths from the previous week.

There were 11 deaths in Glasgow City, six deaths in the City of Edinburgh, and five deaths in Dundee City.  In total, 19 council areas had at least one death last week.

1,125 deaths were registered in total in Scotland in week 28 of 2021. This was 100, or 10%, more deaths than the five year average for week 28.

Pete Whitehouse, Director of Statistical Services, said:

“The latest figures show that last week there were 47 deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

 “Eleven deaths were aged under 65, seven were aged 65-74 and there were 29 deaths in people aged 75 or over. 27 were male and 20 were female.

“Thirty-eight deaths were in hospitals, four deaths occurred in care homes, four were at home or in a non-institutional setting, there was one death in another institutional setting.”

The publication Deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland is available on the NRS website.

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Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 27: 5 - 11 July 2021

Wednesday, 14 Jul 2021
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As at 30 June, 10,220 deaths have been registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today. 

In the week 05 – 11 July 2021, 30 deaths were registered that mentioned COVID-19 on the death certificate, an increase of eight deaths from the previous week. 

There were five deaths in the City of Edinburgh and four deaths in both Glasgow City and South Lanarkshire. Fourteen other council areas also recorded deaths involving COVID-19 last week. 

Over the course of the pandemic, Glasgow City, Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire and North Lanarkshire have had the highest COVID-related death rates, with people in large urban areas being 3.7 times as likely to die with COVID as those in remote rural areas, after adjusting for age.

Pete Whitehouse, Director of Statistical Services, said:

“Five of the COVID-related deaths last week were aged under 65, four were aged 65-74 and there were twenty one deaths amongst people aged 75 or over. Nine were female and twenty one were male. 

After adjusting for age,  COVID-related death rates for males are significantly higher than for females. In the period from March 2020 to June 2021, COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificates of 176 males per 100,000 population compared to 121 females per 100,000.

There have been 4 deaths where the underlying cause was adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccines. There have been no vaccine-related deaths in the latest month. By 30 June 2021 statistics from Public Health Scotland state that 3.82 million people had been given at least one vaccine dose.”

In the last week the total number of deaths from all causes was 6% higher than the average for week 27 in the period 2015-2019. At the height of the pandemic in April 2020, there were around 80% more deaths than average.

93% of COVID-related deaths between March 2020 and June 2021 had at least one pre-existing medical condition, with the most common being dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. 

The publication Deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland is available on the NRS website.

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Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 26: 28 June - 04 July 2021

Wednesday, 7 Jul 2021
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As at 4 July, 10,189 deaths have been registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today.

In the week 28 June – 04 July, 21 deaths were registered that mentioned COVID-19 on the death certificate, an increase of four deaths from the previous week.

Covid-related deaths were recorded in:

  • Falkirk (4)
  • Glasgow City (3)
  • Clackmannanshire (2)
  • Perth and Kinross (2)
  • South Lanarkshire (2)
  • Aberdeenshire (1)
  • Angus (1)
  • Dundee City (1)
  • East Ayrshire (1)
  • North Ayrshire (1)
  • North Lanarkshire (1)
  • Renfrewshire (1)
  • South Ayrshire (1)

The number of deaths from all causes registered in Scotland in this week was 1,076, 50, or 5%, more than the five year average.

Pete Whitehouse, Director of Statistical Services, said:

“The latest figures show that last week there were 21 deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

“The death rate continues to rise slightly but the number of deaths compared to the number of COVID-19 cases remains low.

“Four deaths were aged under 65, six were aged 65-74 and there were eleven deaths in people aged 75 or over. Nine were female and twelve were male.

“Fifteen deaths were in hospitals, four deaths were in care homes, and two deaths were at home or in a non-institutional setting.”

The publication Deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland is available on the NRS website.

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Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 25: 21 - 27 June 2021

Wednesday, 30 Jun 2021
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As at 27 June, 10,168 deaths have been registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today.

In the week 21 – 27 June, 17 deaths were registered that mentioned COVID-19 on the death certificate, an increase of four deaths from the previous week.

There were two deaths in each of Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, City of Edinburgh, Clackmannanshire, East Ayrshire and Midlothian.

Dundee City, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire all recorded one death each.

The number of deaths from all causes registered in Scotland in this week was 1,043, 24, or 2%, more than the five year average.

Pete Whitehouse, Director of Statistical Services, said:

“The latest figures show that last week there were 17 deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

“The number of deaths has risen slightly in recent weeks but is still very low relative to the number of COVID-19 cases.

“Two deaths were aged under 65, five were aged 65-74 and there were ten deaths in people aged 75 or over. Four were female and thirteen were male.

“Fourteen deaths were in hospitals, three deaths were at home or in a non-institutional setting. No care home deaths were registered in week 25.”

The publication Deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland is available on the NRS website.

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