The number of people who died in the third quarter of the year was above the average for that period, figures show.
The number of people who died in Scotland in the last three months is 10% higher normal for the time of year.found that during quarter three, July - September, the number of deaths was 10% above the average. There were 14,925 deaths during that period.
Deaths from dementia and Alzheimer's disease increased by 3.6% to 1,414, and deaths from respiratory diseases increased by 3.1% to 1,350.Covid-19 was the underlying cause of 397 people dying and there were no deaths where the underlying cause was adverse effects of a Covid-19 vaccine. Julie Ramsay, the vital events statistician at NRS. said: "There doesn't appear to be a single factor behind this increase and analysis of the causes of death show an increase across a wide range of illnesses and other causes.""The report also shows 10,658 couples married in Scotland, nearly 2% more than in this period last year," she said.
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