Version: 8.0.3 | Published: 27 Jul 2026 | Updated: 34 days ago
Documentation
Description:
All Registrations to the National Records of Scotland of live births
Coverage
Spatial:
United Kingdom,Scotland
Typical Age Range:
0-4
Follow Up:
Unknown
Pathway:
N/A
Provenance
Origin
Purposes:
Other
Sources:
Other
Collection Situations:
Other
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Monthly
Distribution Release Date:
31 December 2025
Start Date:
01 January 1981
End Date:
31 December 2025
Time Lag:
Other
Accessibility
Access
Access Service:
Scottish National Safe Haven / Trusted Research Environment:
https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/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 Records Scotland
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
- General research use
- Project-specific restrictions
- Research-specific restrictions
Data Use Requirements:
- Disclosure control
- Institution-specific restrictions
- Not for profit use
Resource Creators:
National Records Scotland
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
OTHER
Conforms To:
NHS SCOTLAND DATA DICTIONARY
Languages:
en
Formats:
- text
- csv
Enrichment and Linkage
Qualified Relations:
This dataset can be linked to others within the Research Data Access Pathway
Derivations:
National Records of Scotland (NRS): Births, Stillbirths and Infant Deaths
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Persons
Births
2355051
Count
26 January 2025