Death Rates in Scotland's Deprived Areas Almost Twice as High as Affluent Areas

Scotland 's most deprived areas have death rates almost twice as high as those in the most affluent, according to a new report.

The gap for drug-related deaths has widened in the past twenty years, from around 10 times higher in the least deprived areas compared to most deprived in the early 2000s. Julie Ramsay, NRS head of demographic statistics, said: "2022 saw the largest year-on-year decrease in drug misuse deaths on record but it was still 3.7 times as high as it was in 2000.

NRS said the recent fall in life expectancy was "mainly due to Covid-19" but in the past decade the high level of drug-related deaths combined with rising deaths from dementia and Alzheimer's, and a slowdown in the decrease in coronary heart disease deaths, have all contributed to a stall in life expectancy improvements.

He said the gap in drug death rates is "utterly disgraceful" and pushed his party's Right to Recovery Bill, which would enshrine in law the right for people to require drug treatment to access it. "We will continue to work with our partners, including Public Health Scotland and National Records of Scotland, to understand what is needed at a national and regional level to support local, preventative action to drive improvements in population health and to tackle inequalities."

Scotland Death Rates Deprived Areas Affluent Areas Drug-Related Deaths Alcohol-Specific Deaths Probable Suicides Scottish Government

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