Births, Deaths and Other Vital Events - Quarterly Figures: Fourth Quarter
Births, Deaths and Other Vital Events - Quarterly Figures: Fourth Quarter
Last update: 14 March 2023
Next update: June 2023
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Key Points
- There were 11,899 births registered in Scotland between 1 October and 31 December 2022. This is 4.9 per cent lower than the quarter four average of 12,508
- At 16,856 the number of deaths in 2022 quarter four is 9.3 per cent higher than the quarter four average of 15,423.
- The age-standardised mortality rate for the four-quarter period ending in 2022 quarter 4 was 1.1 per cent lower than the previous four-quarter period (ending 2022 quarter 3). 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 44 stillbirths (3.7 per 1000 live and still births), 4.3 per cent below the quarter four average.
- There were 42 infant deaths (3.5 per 1000 live births), 3.7% below the quarter four average.
- There were 6,370 marriages in quarter 4 of 2022. This was 2.9% higher than than the recent average.
- There were 265 same-sex marriages, compared with a five-year average of 223.
- Since June 2021 mixed-sex couples have been able to form a civil partnership. Of the 169 civil partnerships registered in the fourth quarter of 2022, 141 involved mixed-sex couples.
- There were 28 same-sex civil partnerships, compared with a five-year average of 20.
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