| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 1D2 Death rates, by age and sex, 1951-1997 |
(Per 1,000 population) |
| Age | 1951 |
1961 |
1971 |
1981 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
| All Persons | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 37.9 |
26.8 |
20.2 |
11.4 |
8.6 |
8.0 |
7.2 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
5.3 |
| 1-4 | 1.7 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
| 5-9 | 0.8 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| 10-14 | 0.5 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| 15-24 | 1.2 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
| 25-34 | 2.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
| 35-44 | 3.3 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
| 45-54 | 8.3 |
7.2 |
7.0 |
6.4 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
| 55-64 | 20.4 |
19.2 |
17.4 |
16.3 |
15.1 |
14.1 |
13.7 |
13.3 |
13.4 |
12.8 |
12.7 |
12.6 |
12.1 |
| 65-74 | 50.3 |
45.8 |
41.0 |
39.4 |
36.8 |
35.0 |
34.5 |
34.2 |
35.4 |
33.3 |
33.1 |
32.4 |
31.4 |
| 75-84 | 126.0 |
112.1 |
92.4 |
86.0 |
84.7 |
79.7 |
78.2 |
78.9 |
83.6 |
76.0 |
76.1 |
75.2 |
73.2 |
| 85+ | 279.0 |
247.2 |
202.2 |
192.2 |
195.6 |
179.7 |
179.2 |
177.1 |
194.3 |
174.6 |
181.3 |
182.3 |
180.6 |
| Male | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 43.5 |
30.6 |
22.6 |
12.3 |
10.0 |
9.1 |
8.8 |
7.8 |
7.3 |
6.6 |
6.4 |
6.8 |
6.0 |
| 1-4 | 1.8 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| 5-9 | 0.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| 10-14 | 0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
| 15-24 | 1.3 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| 25-34 | 2.1 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
| 35-44 | 3.6 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
| 45-54 | 10.4 |
9.1 |
8.7 |
8.2 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
| 55-64 | 26.4 |
26.1 |
23.3 |
21.3 |
19.1 |
17.7 |
17.2 |
17.0 |
17.2 |
16.2 |
16.4 |
16.3 |
15.5 |
| 65-74 | 59.0 |
59.4 |
56.7 |
52.5 |
48.0 |
45.7 |
45.1 |
44.0 |
45.8 |
42.9 |
42.6 |
41.9 |
40.3 |
| 75-84 | 140.0 |
131.5 |
118.6 |
114.8 |
109.2 |
104.0 |
100.8 |
102.0 |
107.3 |
97.9 |
95.7 |
96.6 |
92.8 |
| 85+ | 298.4 |
275.8 |
236.2 |
229.9 |
235.7 |
211.4 |
211.5 |
215.5 |
226.6 |
206.0 |
210.6 |
213.3 |
201.3 |
| Female | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 33.2 |
22.8 |
17.6 |
10.4 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
5.6 |
4.5 |
| 1-4 | 1.6 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| 5-9 | 0.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| 10-14 | 0.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| 15-24 | 1.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| 25-34 | 1.9 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| 35-44 | 3.0 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
| 45-54 | 6.3 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
| 55-64 | 15.6 |
13.4 |
12.4 |
12.0 |
11.5 |
10.9 |
10.5 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
9.7 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
9.0 |
| 65-74 | 43.5 |
36.7 |
30.1 |
29.9 |
28.3 |
26.9 |
26.3 |
26.6 |
27.3 |
25.9 |
25.6 |
24.9 |
24.3 |
| 75-84 | 115.6 |
100.3 |
79.5 |
71.8 |
71.5 |
66.5 |
65.9 |
66.3 |
70.5 |
63.9 |
65.2 |
63.1 |
61.9 |
| 85+ | 267.9 |
232.9 |
188.9 |
181.1 |
183.9 |
170.4 |
169.6 |
165.4 |
184.3 |
164.8 |
171.9 |
172.2 |
173.7 |
Source: General Register Office (Scotland) |