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Publication - Statistics

Excess deaths from all causes and dementia by setting Scotland 2020-2021

Published 9 February 2022
From
Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care, +1 more … Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Part of
Coronavirus in Scotland, Health and social care
ISBN
9781802018905

Secondary analysis of National Records of Scotland deaths data relating to people with dementia during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in different settings.

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List of Figures

Figure 1: Main pre-existing medical conditions in deaths involving COVID-19, Scotland 1 March 2020 to 31 December 2020

Figure 2: Proportion of deaths with dementia and COVID-19 mentioned on the death certificate by setting of death, Scotland 2020

Figure 3: Annual number of deaths with dementia mentioned on the death certificate, Scotland 2015-2020

Figure 4: Excess deaths in all settings, Scotland 2020 compared to the 2015-2019 average

Figure 5: Deaths with COVID-19 as the underlying cause by location, Scotland 2020

Figure 6: Excess deaths in care homes, Scotland 2020 compared to the 2015-2019 average

Figure 7: Proportion of deaths in 2020 and average of 2015-2019 by setting of death, all causes and dementia as the underlying cause

Figure 8: Excess deaths in hospital and at home/non-institutional setting, Scotland 2020 compared to the 2015-2019 average

Figure 9: Average weekly excess deaths, all causes and involving dementia, by setting, Scotland 16 March to 7 June 2020, 28 September 2020 to 14 March 2021 and 3 May to 8 August 2021 compared to the corresponding 2015-2019 average

Contact

Email: CEU@gov.scot

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