Deaths: data introduction
These pages contain merely a small, limited, selection of charts on all-cause mortality. Please note, however, that examples of cause-specific mortality are contained within the relevant sections of the web site (e.g. coronary heart disease, stroke, breast cancer etc).
Note also that more detailed international comparisons of all-cause and cause-specific mortality rates are available in the International Mortality Comparisons section of this site. The Scotland and European Health for All (HfA) Database can also be used to compare mortality across over 50 European countries (including the UK) for a range of causes.
Note finally that the main source of deaths data in Scotland is the National Records of Scotland (NRS).
The table below shows the dimensions and geographies for which deaths data are presented within the data pages which follow.
Table 1: Data for Scotland presented in the Deaths data pages
| Data dimensions/geographies | Data presented? (Y=yes; N=no) |
|---|---|
| By gender | N (but data are age/sex standardised) |
| By age group | N (but data are age/sex standardised) |
| By deprivation group | Y |
| By NHS board area | Y |
| By local authority area | Y |
| By community health partnership (CHP) area | Y (Community Health and Wellbeing Profiles - 3 years averages) |
| Time trend | Y |
| National target | n/a |
| Comparison with UK/GB | Y (from the Scotland and European Health for All (HfA) Database) |
| International comparison | Y (from the Scotland and European Health for All (HfA) Database) |
Please note: If you require the most up-to-date data available, please check the data sources directly as new data may have been published since these data pages were last updated. Although we endeavour to ensure that the data pages are kept up-to-date, there may be a time lag between new data being published and the relevant ScotPHO web pages being updated.