FOI/202000106374 · FOI · unclear
Total deaths in Scottish hospitals: FOI release
Information requested
You asked for the total deaths in Scottish hospitals for the previous 5 years from the year 2015 up until the end of October 2020.
Response
The total number of deaths in Scottish hospitals for the following years is: 2015: 30,000 2016: 28,412 2017: 28,610 2018: 28,458 2019: 27,652 2020 (registered by 1 November 2020): 22,631
National Records of Scotland (NRS) publish weekly deaths in hospital for 2015-2019 at the link below. The figures have been sourced from a spreadsheet here for 2015-2019 (Deaths by week and location 2015-2019) and for 2020 from their latest weekly publication on deaths involving coronavirus. https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/generalpublications/weekly-and-monthly-data-on-births-and-deaths/deaths-involving-coronavirus-covid-19-inscotland/ related-statistics
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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Enquiry Unit Email: ceu@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrews House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG
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