Version: 10.0.7 | Published: 13 Oct 2026 | Updated: 2 days ago
Documentation
Description:
All registrations to the National Records of Scotland of deaths
Is Part Of:
National Records of Scotland (NRS): Deaths Data
Coverage
Spatial:
United Kingdom,Scotland
Typical Age Range:
0-150
Follow Up:
Other
Pathway:
N/A
Provenance
Origin
Purposes:
Other
Sources:
Other
Collection Situations:
Other
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Monthly
Distribution Release Date:
13 October 2026
Start Date:
01 January 1981
End Date:
31 March 2026
Time Lag:
1-2 weeks
Accessibility
Access
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:
Public Service Delivery 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 of 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
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Events
death records
350505
Count
17 January 2021