Infant Deaths
Number of infant deaths (stillbirth, perinatal and those aged under 1 year old).
Data
Infant Deaths
Description
Infant deaths refer to all deaths in the first year of life.
Perinatal deaths are stillbirths and deaths which occur in the first week of life. Data on births, stillbirths and deaths relate to the date of registration of the event and not the date of occurrence.
More information is available on the National Records of Scotland website.
Metadata
| Theme | Population |
|---|---|
| Organisation | National Records of Scotland |
| License | UK Open Government Licence (OGL) |
| Published | |
| Last updated | |
| Update frequency | annual |
| Reference period | 1999 to 2024 |
| Geographic coverage | Health Board Areas, Council Areas, Scottish Parliamentary Constituencies, Country |
| Contact | statisticscustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk |
Data quality
Completeness
Statistical information about births, deaths and other vital events is available in alternative formats, such as high level summaries and reports, from the vital events pages on the NRS website.
Uniqueness
Not assessed
Consistency
Not assessed
Timeliness
This dataset will be updated annually, typically in early autumn.
Validity
Examples of uses of vital events statistics can be accessed in a report published on the NRS website.
Accuracy
The UK Statistics Authority has designated NRS vital events statistics as National Statistics, in line with the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics (available on the UK Statistics Authority website).
National Statistics status means that official statistics meet the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality and public value.
Quality management
Information about the quality management process for births and deaths data are available on the NRS website.
Additional details
Revisions
Not assessed
Confidentiality policy
This dataset does not contain any personal information.