This section presents information on the numbers of deaths which had an underlying cause of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
Please note that the five year average rates for health boards have now been updated and can be found in the supplementary data file below.
Statistics for other parts of the United Kingdom (UK)
Further information for the rest of the UK can be found via the following website links:
Note: Figures for England & Wales and/or Northern Ireland may not always be on exactly the same basis as National Records of Scotland (NRS) figures: there can be differences in the coverage of what at first sight appear to be the same statistics.
