Deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland

Last update: 17 June 2020
Next update: 24 June 2020 
Frequency: Weekly           

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Key Findings

• As at 14th June, there have been a total of 4,070 deaths registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate. The first mention of COVID-19 in a registered death certificate was the week beginning 16th March 2020.
• Of the total number of deaths registered in week 24 (8th to 14th June), there were 70 where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, a decrease of 19 from the previous week (1st to 7th June). This is the seventh weekly reduction in a row, and the lowest weekly total since late March.
• Deaths involving COVID-19 accounted for 7% of all deaths registered in week 24. This proportion has fallen steadily from its peak in week 17 when COVID-19 deaths accounted for 36% of all deaths.
• 47% of COVID-19 deaths registered to date related to deaths in care homes.  46% of deaths were in hospitals and 7% of deaths were at home or non-institutional settings.
• The proportion of COVID-19 deaths which took place in care homes has risen over time but has dropped back in recent weeks and now represents 50% of all COVID-19 deaths in week 24. The number of deaths in care homes fell for a seventh week, by 7 to 35.
• More than three quarters (77%) of all deaths involving COVID-19 to date were of people aged 75 or over.
• This number is different from the count of deaths published daily on the gov.scot website, because the latter is based on deaths of those who have tested positive for COVID-19. The NRS figures published here include all deaths where COVID-19 (included suspected cases) was mentioned on the death certificate.
• People in the most deprived areas were 2.1 times more likely to die with COVID than those living in the least deprived areas.
• Of those who died with COVID in May, 92% had at least one pre-existing condition. The most common pre-existing condition was dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (38% of all deaths involving COVID) followed by ischaemic heart disease (11%).
• Age-standardised death rates (adjusting for the age-structure of the population), were 45% higher for men than for women (367 vs 253 per 100,000 population for deaths occurring in March - May).  

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