Births, deaths, marriages and life expectancy

Latest publications on the topics of births, deaths, marriages and life expectancy in Scotland

Life expectancy

Life Expectancy in Scotland

The latest statistics on life expectancy in Scotland
Healthy Life Expectancy

The latest statistics on healthy life expectancy in Scotland, council areas, health boards and other areas

Weekly, monthly and quarterly publications

Weekly births in Scotland

Data on number of births registered in Scotland each week
Weekly deaths in Scotland

Data on number of deaths registered in Scotland each week
Monthly births in Scotland

Data on number of births registered in Scotland each month
Monthly mortality analysis, Scotland

Monthly analysis of deaths registered in Scotland, including breakdowns by cause of death, sex and area
Quarterly births, deaths and other vital events

Provisional figures for vital events which were registered in Scotland each quarter

Cause specific deaths

Age standardised mortality rates

'"Age standardised" death rates for Scotland as a whole, calculated using the 2013 European Standard Population
Alcohol-specific deaths

Statistics on alcohol-specific deaths registered in Scotland
Alzheimer's and other Dementia Deaths

Statistics on deaths which had an underlying cause of dementia or Alzheimer's disease
Avoidable mortality

Analysis of deaths registered in Scotland which are classified as avoidable by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Drug related deaths

Statistics on drug related deaths registered in Scotland
Homeless deaths

Estimated deaths of people experiencing homelessness registered in Scotland
Probable suicides

Statistics on probable suicides in Scotland
Winter mortality

Statistics on mortality in Scotland during winter 2024/25, including trends since 1951/52

Data and reference tables

Births time series data

Data on births registered each year in Scotland
Deaths time series data

Data on deaths registered each year in Scotland
Marriages and civil partnerships time series data

Data on marriages and civil partnerships registered each year in Scotland
Adoptions, Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships in Scotland - Registrar General's Annual Statistical Tables of Vital Events

Reference tables of Vital Events registrations in Scotland in 2025

Background information

General background information

General information about our statistics of Vital Events
Births

Background information about our births statistics [link to NRS web archive]
Deaths

Background information about our deaths statistics [link to NRS web archive]
Marriages and civil partnerships

Background information about our marriage and civil partnership statistics [link to NRS web archive]
Divorces and dissolutions

Background information about our divorce and dissolution statistics [link to NRS web archive]
Adoptions

Background information about our adoptions statistics [link to NRS web archive]

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