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@prefix csvw: <http://www.w3.org/ns/csvw#> .
@prefix dcat: <http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#> .
@prefix dct: <http://purl.org/dc/terms/> .
@prefix dgsp: <https://data.gov.scot/def/> .
@prefix foaf: <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/> .
@prefix skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#> .
@prefix vcard: <http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

<https://admin.data.gov.scot/dataset/07082906-47ed-4f93-a0d4-97267bcdf5c5> a dcat:Dataset ;
    dct:description "This dataset presents the weekly number of all deaths, deaths involving COVID-19, and deaths involving influenza registered in Scotland. Tables for this publication are also available on the [NRS website](https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/publications/deaths-registered-weekly-in-scotland). Data for 2025 and 2026 are provisional.<br/><br/>Figures are based on date of registration. In Scotland deaths must be registered within 8 days although in practice, the average time between death and registration is around 3 days. See the [NRS website](https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20240326182002/https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/general-background-information/births-and-deaths-days-until-registration) for more information on days between occurrence and registration.<br/><br/>Figures for deaths involving COVID-19 and deaths involving influenza are provided on two bases: <br/><br/>- *underlying cause* -cases where it was the disease or injury which initiated the chain of morbid events leading directly to death, or was the accident/act which produced the fatal injury; <br/>- *any mention* -i.e. whether it appeared to be the underlying cause of the death, or was just a factor which contributed to, or may have hastened, the occurrence of the death. <br/><br/>Every death has just one *underlying cause* code, and so is counted only once in figures which are produced on the *underlying cause* basis. A death may have several other causes coded as contributory factors, so could be counted several times in figures which are produced on the *any mention* base. <br/><br/>Deaths involving COVID-19 include any deaths where COVID-19 is mentioned on the death certificate, whether it is the underlying cause of death or a contributory condition. The ICD-10 codes U07.1, U07.2, U09.9 or U10.9 are used to identify deaths which involve COVID -19. <br/><br/>The ICD-10 codes J09 - J11 are used to identify deaths which involve influenza. Caution is advised when interpreting trends over time. Influenza may be under-documented as an underlying or contributory cause of death on certificates, and the degree to which this occurs may vary over time. It can be influenced by things such as the availability of testing, and the awareness of certifying doctors regarding current levels of infection/epidemics. More information can be found in this paper: [The impact of introducing ICD-10 on analysis of respiratory mortality trends in England and Wales](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7253967_The_impact_of_introducing_ICD-10_on_analysis_of_respiratory_mortality_trends_in_England_and_Wales)<br/><br/>Data on deaths involving COVID-19 broken down by age and administrative area can be accessed from [Deaths involving COVID-19 on statistics.gov,scot](http://statistics.gov.scot/data/deaths-involving-coronavirus-covid-19) . Since March 2026 we stopped publishing these breakdowns.<br/>" ;
    dct:identifier "07082906-47ed-4f93-a0d4-97267bcdf5c5" ;
    dct:issued "2026-08-13T10:58:27.161345"^^xsd:dateTime ;
    dct:modified "2026-08-23T18:11:53.966046"^^xsd:dateTime ;
    dct:publisher <https://admin.data.gov.scot/organization/b422e833-2a07-4d9b-a341-b0217e574600> ;
    dct:title "Weekly Deaths" ;
    adms:versionNotes "This is provisional data which is subject to change in future weekly/monthly publications. The 2025 data will be finalised in Summer 2026.<br/><br/>Revisions and corrections to previously published statistics are dealt with in accordance with the Scottish Government Statistician Group corporate policy statement on revisions and corrections - a copy of which is available on the [Scottish Government website](https://www.gov.scot/publications/producing-official-statistics/pages/revisions-and-corrections/).<br/>" ;
    dcat:contactPoint [ a vcard:Organization ;
            vcard:hasEmail <mailto:statisticscustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk> ],
        [ a vcard:Kind ;
            vcard:hasEmail <mailto:statisticscustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk> ] ;
    dcat:distribution <https://admin.data.gov.scot/dataset/07082906-47ed-4f93-a0d4-97267bcdf5c5/resource/1d00a289-328f-4878-b6c9-23a5b467a1cf> ;
    dcat:theme <https://data.gov.scot/def/theme/population> ;
    dgsp:accuracy "The UK Statistics Authority has designated NRS vital events statistics as Accredited Official 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 Statistic Accredited Official Statistics cs Authority website](https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/)).<br/><br/>[Accredited Official Statistics](https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics-governance-and-consultation/) status means that official statistics meet the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality and public value." ;
    dgsp:comment "The weekly number of all deaths, deaths involving COVID-19, and deaths involving influenza registered in Scotland. Data for 2025 and 2026 are provisional." ;
    dgsp:completeness "Data , reports and supplementary material on deaths and other vital events are available on the [NRS website](https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/births-deaths-marriages-and-life-expectancy)." ;
    dgsp:confidentiality "This dataset does not contain any sensitive or personal information." ;
    dgsp:consistency "Figures are produced using same definitions as those published by the ONS for England and Wales, so are broadly comparable. The latest ONS weekly data is available on the [ONS website](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/weeklyprovisionalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales).<br/><br/>The Northern Ireland weekly deaths statistics are available on the [NISRA website](https://www.nisra.gov.uk/statistics/births-deaths-and-marriages/deaths). <br/><br/>There is a slight difference in how NRS and ONS and NISRA allocate weeks. Weeks used by ONS and NISRA run from Saturday to Friday whereas NRS uses ISO8601 standard weeks which run from Monday to Sunday. In practice, this is likely to have very little impact on comparisons as there are very few registrations that take place on Saturdays and Sundays.<br/>" ;
    dgsp:geographical_coverage "S92" ;
    dgsp:license_id "uk-ogl" ;
    dgsp:nextUpdate "2026-08-27" ;
    dgsp:quality_management "Information about the quality management process for vital events statistics is available on the [NRS website](https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20240326182004/https:/www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/general-background-information/quality-of-national-records-of-scotland-nrs-data-on-vital-events)." ;
    dgsp:referencePeriod [ a dct:PeriodOfTime ;
            dcat:endDate "2027"^^xsd:gYear ;
            dcat:startDate "2019"^^xsd:gYear ] ;
    dgsp:timeliness "This dataset will be published weekly on Thursday.<br/><br/>Figures are based on deaths registered during the week stated. In Scotland, deaths must be registered within 8 days.<br/><br/>Weeks are based on ISO8601 standard, beginning on a Monday and ending on a Sunday. Often the weeks at the beginning and end of a year with overlap with the surrounding years (e.g. week 1 of 2020 began on Monday 30th December 2019) so these figures may not sum to any annual totals which are subsequently produced.<br/>" ;
    dgsp:uniqueness "Not assessed" ;
    dgsp:update_frequency "weekly" ;
    dgsp:validity "NRS publishes weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual figures of death registrations in Scotland, [which are available on the NRS website](https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/births-deaths-marriages-and-life-expectancy). This includes additional analysis on deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19)." ;
    dgsp:will_be_updated true .

<https://admin.data.gov.scot/dataset/07082906-47ed-4f93-a0d4-97267bcdf5c5/resource/1d00a289-328f-4878-b6c9-23a5b467a1cf> a dcat:Distribution ;
    dct:description "Data file for Weekly Deaths" ;
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    dct:issued "2026-08-13T10:59:32.922599"^^xsd:dateTime ;
    dct:modified "2026-08-23T18:11:53.972517"^^xsd:dateTime ;
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    dcat:accessURL <https://admin.data.gov.scot/resource/1d00a289-328f-4878-b6c9-23a5b467a1cf/download> ;
    dgsp:comment "The weekly number of all deaths, deaths involving COVID-19, and deaths involving influenza registered in Scotland. Data for 2025 and 2026 are provisional. More detailed data in the old format (up to 19 March\\u202F2026) are available at: http://statistics.gov.scot/data/deaths-involving-coronavirus-covid-19 ." ;
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            dgsp:column "Units" ;
            dgsp:type "text" ] .

<https://admin.data.gov.scot/organization/b422e833-2a07-4d9b-a341-b0217e574600> a foaf:Agent ;
    foaf:name "National Records of Scotland" .

<https://data.gov.scot/def/theme/population> a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Population" .