Births, Deaths and Other Vital Events - Quarterly Figures: First Quarter
Births, Deaths and Other Vital Events - Quarterly Figures: First Quarter
Last update: 11 June 2024
Next update: September 2024
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Key Points
- There were 11,560 births registered in Scotland between 1 January and 31 March 2024. This is 4.6 per cent lower than the quarter one average of 12,119.
- There were 16,755 deaths in 2024 quarter one. This is 8.9 per cent lower than the expected number of deaths, which was 18,391.
- For all age groups, the number of deaths was lower than the expected number for quarter one of 2024. Female deaths were 813 (9%) lower than the expected number and male deaths were 822 (9%) lower than expected in the latest quarter.
- There were 38 stillbirths (3.3 per 1,000 live and still births) in quarter one of 2024. This is lower than the quarter one average of 47.
- There were 35 infant deaths, a rate of 3.0 per 1,000 live births, in the first quarter of 2024. This is lower than the quarter one average of 44.
- There were 3,205 marriages in quarter one of 2024. This was 8.3% higher than the recent average. Of these, 135 were same-sex marriages, compared with a five-year average of 113.
- Since June 2021 mixed-sex couples have been able to form a civil partnership. Of the 167 civil partnerships registered in the first quarter of 2024, 133 involved mixed-sex couples. There were 34 same-sex civil partnerships, compared with an average of 16.
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