Deaths Registered In Scotland Above Average

22nd August 2023

The provisional total number of deaths registered in Scotland in week 32 of 2023 (7th August to 13th August was 1,117 (75 or 7% above the 5-year average). There were 17 deaths mentioning COVID-19.

By underlying cause, this number can be broken down as:

328 cancer deaths (25 higher than average)
109 dementia and Alzheimer's disease deaths (7 above average)
270 circulatory deaths (18 higher than average)
120 respiratory deaths (16 higher than average)
10 COVID-19 deaths
280 deaths from other causes (16 above average)

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