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Number of avoidable deaths in Scotland increased by almost 10% in 2020

Avoidable deaths in Scotland have increased by 10% – with coronavirus deaths in those aged under 75 having “helped to drive this increase”. Of the 64,093 deaths which were registered in Scotland in 2020, a total of 17,153 (27%) were considered ...

07 Mar 2022 at 12:25

Scotland

Quarter of deaths in 2023 ‘avoidable’, statistics show

Just over a quarter of those who died in Scotland during 2023 had an “avoidable death”, National Records of Scotland (NRS) has said. Defined as being a death which is “considered preventable or treatable”, 16,548 (26%) deaths in 2023 were ...

03 Jun 2025 at 17:52

Avoidable deaths among learning disabled adults still above general population

The proportion of avoidable deaths among adults with a learning disability has fallen but is still almost double that of the general population, according to a new report. Some 733 (38.8%) of the 1,887 deaths of adults with a learning ...

04 Sept 2025 at 09:23

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