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Section 1: Summary Section 5: Deaths
Section 2: Adoptions and re-registrations Section 6: Deaths - Causes
Section 3: Births Section 7: Marriages and Civil Partnerships
Section 4: Stillbirths and infant deaths  

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Section 1: Summary

Information about the basis of these statistics is contained in the notes on ‘Age and Age Standardisation’ which are available via the Vital Events – General Background Information page on this website.

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Table 1.01(a)

Population and vital events, Scotland, annual averages 1855-60 to 2016-20

Table 1.01(b)

Population and vital events, Scotland, 1971 to 2023

Table 1.02

Births, stillbirths, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships, numbers and rates, Scotland, quarterly, 2009 to 2023

Table 1.03

Estimated population, births, stillbirths, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships, numbers and rates, by administrative area, Scotland, 2023

Table 1.04

Births, deaths and death rates, by administrative area, resident and not resident in Scotland, 2023

Table 1.05

Standardised mortality ratios (based on Scotland experience) for selected causes, by administrative area, Scotland, 2023

Table 1.06

International populations and vital statistics rates, selected countries, latest available figures

Table 1.07

Summary comparisons with other countries of the United Kingdom


Section 2: Adoptions and re-registrations

Information about the basis of these statistics is available from our Vital Events - Adoptions Background Information page.

Please note that re-registrations of births are no longer included in Table 2.1.
Further information about the reasons and the arrangements can be found in the Re-registration of Births section on this website.

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Table 2.01

Adoptions, Scotland, 1930 - 2023

Table 2.02

Adoptions by age of child and relationship of the adopter(s), 2023

Table 2.03

Adoptions by type of adoption and by type of adopter(s), 1999 - 2023


Section 3: Births

Information about the basis of these statistics is available from the Vital Events – General Information and the Births – Background Information pages

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Table 3.01a

Live births, numbers and percentages, by age of mother and marital status of parents, Scotland, 1946-50 to 2016-20

Table 3.01b

Live births, numbers and percentages, by age of mother and marital status of parents, Scotland, 2000 to 2023

Table 3.02

Live births, numbers and percentages by marital status of parents and type of registration, Scotland, 1974 to 2023

Table 3.03

Live births outside marriage, numbers and percentages, age of mother and type of registration, Scotland, 1974 to 2023

Table 3.04

Birth rate, gross and net reproduction rates and general and total fertility rates, Scotland, 1971 to 2023

Table 3.05

Fertility rates by age of mother, Scotland, 1971 to 2023

Table 3.06

Age-specific birth rates, per 1,000 female population, Scotland, 1951 to 2023

Table 3.07a

Cumulative fertility, by (assumed) birth cohort and selected age, Scotland, up to 2023

Table 3.07b

Cumulative fertility, for selected (assumed) birth cohorts, Scotland, up to 2023

Table 3.07c

Cumulative fertility, 1935-1999 (assumed) birth cohorts, Scotland, up to 2023

Table 3.08

Live births, numbers and fertility rates by marital status of parents, type of registration and administrative area, Scotland, 2023

Table 3.09

Live births, by country of birth of mother and administrative area, Scotland, 2023

Table 3.10

Live births, country of birth of mother by country of birth of father, Scotland, 2023

Table 3.11

Live births, stillbirths and maternities, by sex of child, marital status of parents and age of mother, Scotland, 2023

Table 3.12

Live birth, stillbirth and maternity rates per 1,000 women, by sex of child and age of mother, Scotland, 2023

Table 3.13

Live births by country of birth of mother, Scotland, 2010, 2015, 2018 to 2023

Table 3.14

Live births, stillbirths and maternities, by sex of child, marital status of parents and age of mother, Scotland and administrative areas, 2023
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Table 3.15

Live births, numbers by age of mother and age of father, and the average ages of mothers and fathers, Scotland, 2023

Table 3.16

Fertility rates (per 1,000 women) by age group and administrative area, Scotland, 2023

Table 3.17

Live Births and total fertility rates, by SIMD quintile, Scotland 2001 - 2023


Section 4: Stillbirths and infant deaths

Information about the basis of these statistics is available from the Vital Events – General Background Information and Still Births and Infant Deaths pages.

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Table 4.01

Live births, stillbirths, perinatal, neonatal, postneonatal and infant deaths, Scotland, 1946 to 2023

Table 4.02

Stillbirth, perinatal, neonatal, postneonatal and infant death rates, Scotland, 1946 to 2020

Table 4.03

Infant death rates, by age, Scotland, 1946 to 2023

Table 4.04

Stillbirths, by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2023

Table 4.05

Infant deaths, by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2023

Table 4.06

Stillbirth rates, by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2023

Table 4.07

Infant death rates, by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2023

Table 4.08

Stillbirths by age of mother and father, 2023


Section 5: Deaths

Information about the basis of these statistics is available from the Vital Events – General Background Information and the Deaths – Background Information pages of this website.

Note
The data in Table 5.4 are not suitable for calculating reliable mortality rates for most ethnicities. Please refer to the ethnicity of the deceased section for more information.

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Table 5.01(a)

Death rates, by sex and age, Scotland, 1946-50 to 2016-2020

Table 5.01(b)

Death rates, by sex and age, Scotland, 2001 to 2023

Table 5.02

Deaths, by sex, age, and administrative area, Scotland, 2023

Table 5.03

Deaths, by country of birth of deceased, Scotland, 1971 to 2023

Table 5.04

Deaths, by sex, age, and ethnic group, Scotland, 2023

Table 5.05 Age-standardised mortality rates, all ages, Scotland
Table 5.06 Age-standardised mortality rates, under 75s, Scotland
Table 5.07 Age-standardised mortality rates, all ages, by administrative area 
Table 5.08 Age-standardised mortality rates, under 75s, by administrative area
Table 5.09 Deaths by location of death, 2000 to 2023
Table 5.10 Deaths by occupation, over 16s, 2023
Table 5.11 Deaths, expected and excess deaths by sex and age, Scotland, 2011 to 2023

Section 6: Deaths - Causes

Information about the basis of the statistics is available from the Vital Events – General Background Information and the Deaths – Background Information pages.

For example, notes on the lists of causes of death and the definition of ‘years of life lost’ are available via the latter page.

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Section 6: Deaths - Causes

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Table 6.01

Deaths, by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2023

Table 6.02

Deaths, numbers and rates, by sex, age and cause, Scotland, 2023

Table 6.03

Deaths, by sex, cause and administrative area, Scotland, 2023

Table 6.04

Deaths, by sex, age and cause, Scotland, 2023

Table 6.05

Death rates from malignant neoplasms (all sites), by sex and age, Scotland, 1950 to 2023

Table 6.06

Death rates from malignant neoplasms, by sex, age and selected sites, Scotland, 1950 to 2023

Table 6.07

Death rates from ischaemic heart disease, by sex and age, Scotland, 1950 to 2023

Table 6.08

Death rates from cerebrovascular disease, by sex and age, Scotland, 1950 to 2023

Table 6.09

Accidental deaths by cause of death: registered in Scotland, 2000 to 2023

Table 6.10

Deaths from road transport accidents, by sex and age, Scotland, 1946 to 2023

Table 6.11

Deaths for which Clostridium difficile and MRSA were (a) recorded as the underlying cause of death; (b) described as a contributory factor; and (c) mentioned as either the underlying cause of death or a contributory factor, Scotland, 2000-2023

Table 6.12

Hypothermia deaths by sex, 2000 to 2023

Table 6.13

Deaths from poisoning, by sex and cause, Scotland, 2023

Table 6.14

Deaths aged under 90, years of 'working life' lost and years of 'life to age 90' lost due to mortality from selected causes, per 10,000 population, Scotland, 2023

Table 6.15

Leading causes of death, by sex and age, Scotland, 2023

Section 7: Marriages and Civil Partnerships

Information about the basis of these statistics is available from the Vital Events – General Background Information and the Marriages and Civil Partnerships – Background Information pages.

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Table 7.01a

Marriages, by sex and age, Scotland, 1946-50 to 2016-20

Table 7.01b

Marriages, by sex and age, Scotland, 1974 to 2023

Table 7.02

Same-sex marriages, by sex and marital status, Scotland, 2023

Table 7.03a

Mean age at marriage, by sex and marital status, Scotland, 1855 to 2023

Table 7.03b

Marriages, by sex and marital status, Scotland, 1974 to 2023

Table 7.04

Marriages, percentages by marital status of persons marrying, Scotland, 1855 to 2023

Table 7.05

Marriages, religious forms and other beliefs, by selected denomination, 2010 to 2023

Table 7.06

Marriages, numbers and percentages, by method of celebration, Scotland, 1946 to 2023

Table 7.07

Marriages, by denomination, Scotland, 2023

Table 7.08

Marriages, by country of birth, Scotland, 2023

Table 7.09

Marriages, by country of residence, Scotland, 2023

Table 7.10

Civil Partnerships, by sex, Scotland, 2005 to 2023

Table 7.11

Civil Partnerships, sex and age groups in combination of younger partner and older partner, 2023

Table 7.12 Civil Partnerships, by country of birth, 2023

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