Deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland

Last update: 25 November 2020
Next update: 2 December 2020
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Key Findings

• As at the 22nd of November, there have been a total of 5,380 deaths registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate.

• Of the total number of deaths registered in week 47 (16 November to 22 November), there were 244 where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, a decrease of 35 from the previous week (9 November to 15 November). This is the first decrease in weekly COVID deaths in eight weeks.

• Of deaths involving COVID-19 in the latest week:

  • 70% (171 deaths) were aged 75+, and 14% (33 deaths) were aged under 65.

  • 49% were female (119 deaths) and 51% male (125 deaths).

  • There were 81 deaths in Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board area, 48 in Lanarkshire and 38 in Ayrshire and Arran.

  • At council level, the highest number of deaths occurred in Glasgow City (38), South Lanarkshire (27) and North Lanarkshire (21). 

  • The majority (66%) occurred in hospitals (160 deaths), with 67 deaths in care homes and 17 at home or in non-institutional settings.

Change to frequency of this publication

National Records of Scotland (NRS) has been closely monitoring the weekly number of deaths, and given the increase in recent weeks, we have taken the decision to make additional weekly analysis available through this short publication providing  a weekly breakdown of deaths from all causes and deaths involving COVID-19.  

This weekly publication includes breakdowns by sex, age, health board, local authority and location of death.  It also includes an analysis of excess deaths by location and broad cause of death.

In addition, we publish a comprehensive and detailed analysis of mortality on a monthly basis.  This report includes analysis of deaths occurring in the previous month, and looks at age-standardised death rates, breakdown by deprivation, urban/rural, an analysis of leading causes of death and a breakdown by main pre-existing condition of those who died with COVID-19.  

NRS mortality data (COVID-19 and excess deaths) will continue to be made available on a weekly basis through the Scottish Government’s COVID-19 dashboard.

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