Version: 10.0.3 | Published: 23 Jul 2026 | Updated: 24 days ago
Summary
Documentation
Description:
All registrations to the National Records of Scotland of deaths
In Pipeline:
Available
Coverage
Spatial:
- United Kingdom
- Scotland
Typical Age Range Min:
0
Typical Age Range Max:
150
Material Type:
None/not available
Follow Up:
Other
Pathway:
N/A
Provenance
Origin
Purpose:
Other
Dataset Type:
Health and disease
Dataset Sub-Type:
Not applicable
Source:
Other
Collection Source:
Other
Image Contrast:
No
Temporal
Publishing Frequency:
Monthly
Distribution Release Date:
31 December 2025
Start Date:
01 January 1981
End Date:
31 December 2025
Time Lag:
1-2 weeks
Accessibility
Access
Access Service Category:
TRE/SDE
Access Service:
Scottish National Safe Haven / Trusted Research Environment:
https://publichealthscotland.scot/resources-and-tools/health-intelligence-and-data-management/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/national-safe-haven-nsh/
Access Request Cost:
Delivery Lead Time:
Variable
Data Controller:
National Records Scotland
Data Processor:
National Services Scotland
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Usage
Data Use Limitation:
- General research use
- Project-specific restrictions
- Research-specific restrictions
Data Use Requirements:
- Disclosure control
- Institution-specific restrictions
- Not for profit use
Resource Creator:
National Records of Scotland
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Scheme:
OTHER
Conforms To:
NHS SCOTLAND DATA DICTIONARY
Language:
English
Format:
- text
- csv
Enrichment and Linkage
Is Part Of
PID
Title
URL
Linkable Datasets
PID
Title
URL
This dataset can be linked to others within the Research Data Access Pathway
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Events
death records
350505
Count
17 January 2021