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The number of births registered in Scotland in the fourth quarter of last year fell by almost eight per cent against the average according to National Records of Scotland.
National Records of Scotland has today launched a survey to seek customer views on its services and products.
The number and rate of deaths fell against the five year average in December, according to new figures released by National Records of Scotland.
A double agent, a historical novelist and a pioneer of radar technology feature in the 250,000 records newly released online by National Records of Scotland.
Members of the public will be able to view Scottish Government Cabinet records from 2008 for the first time this week when they are made available online by National Records of Scotland.
The number of births registered in Scotland in the third quarter of this year was down against the five year average for this time of year, according to figures published today by National Records of Scotland.
The mortality rate for October 2023 was 5% lower than average for this time of year according to new figures from National Records of Scotland.
An estimated 244 people died while homeless in Scotland in 2022, according to new figures from National Records of Scotland.
A champion plough girl and a Dundee woman who worked on the Queen Mother’s estate at Glamis Castle are among thousands of so-called “Land Girls” whose details can now be
Death rates are almost twice as high in the most deprived areas of Scotland compared to the least deprived, according to a new report from National Records of Scotland.
Scotland’s Population report for 2022 also finds the gap is much wider for some causes, including drug misuse deaths.
The mortality rate for September 2023 was 6% lower than average for this time of year according to new figures from National Records of Scotland.
24,427 deaths were registered in Scotland between December 2022 and March 2023, representing the highest number of winter deaths in over thirty years, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland today.
The mortality rate for August 2023 was similar to average for this time of year despite the number of deaths being 4% above average, according to new figures from National Records of Scotland.
Life expectancy in Scotland was 76.5 years for males and 80.7 years for females in the years 2020-2022, according to new provisional figures released by National Records of Scotland.
6,277 deaths caused by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias were registered in 2022, this is an increase of 231 from 2021, according to figures published today by National Records of Scotland.
The population of Scotland was estimated to be 5,436,600 on Census Day 2022, according to new data released today by National Records of Scotland (NRS).
This is the largest population ever recorded by Scotland’s Census and is part of the first set of statistics from last year’s census.
The number of deaths registered in Scotland in the second quarter of 2023 was up 7% on the average for this time of year, according to new statistics from National Records of Scotland.
There were 762 probable suicides in 2022, an increase of 9 from 2021, according to figures published today by National Records of Scotland.
The mortality rate for July 2023 was lower than the five-year average for this time of year despite the number of deaths being 2% above average, according to provisional data from the National Records of Scotland.
The number of deaths from alcohol-specific causes rose in Scotland in 2022 by 2%, according to figures published today by National Records of Scotland.