Births, Deaths and Other Vital Events - Quarterly Figures: Second Quarter
Births, Deaths and Other Vital Events - Quarterly Figures: Second Quarter
Last update: 20 September 2022
Next update: December 2022
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Key Points
- There were 11,237 births registered in Scotland between 1 April and 30 June 2022. This is 11.5 per cent lower than the quarter two average of 12,702.
- At 14,982 the number of deaths in 2022 quarter two is 9.7 per cent higher than the quarter two average of 13,660
- The age-standardised mortality rate for the four-quarter period ending in 2022 quarter 2 was 1.5 per cent higher than the previous four-quarter period (ending 2022 quarter 1). This rate takes into account the growing and ageing population and is therefore the best indicator of the direction of the mortality trend.
- There were 36 stillbirths (3.2 per 1000 live and still births), 26.8 per cent below the quarter two average.
- There were 46 infant deaths (4.1 per 1000 live births), 12.2% higher than the quarter two average.
- There were 9,331 marriages. This was 25.9% higher than the recent average, and the highest number of second quarter marriages since 1993.
- There were 340 same-sex marriages, compared with a five-year average of 236.
- Since June 2021 mixed-sex couples have been able to form a civil partnership. Of the 157 civil partnerships registered in the second quarter of 2022, 135 involved mixed-sex couples.
- There were 22 same-sex civil partnerships, compared with a five-year average of 16.
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