Deprivation a Driving Factor of Drug-Related Deaths Scotland continues to face the most severe drug-related mortality crises within the UK and across Europe (see Scotland Drug-Related Deaths Scandal this website) with significant disparities between the rates in socially deprived and affluent groups. Analysis of data from the National Records of Scotland reveals that drug-related deaths…
Two Decades of Rising Drug Related Deaths Data from National Records Scotland reveals Scotland's drug-related death (DRD) crisis has exploded over the past two decades. Since 2004 the DRD rate has grown from 356 to 1065 deaths per year (see Figure 1 and Table 1). Breaking down the data by gender reveals even more distressing…
Links to All Local Authority Pages for Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation This page is under construction but meanwhile provides useful links to the individual local authority pages. The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) is a detailed analysis of deprived areas based on many key measures of deprivation including health, employment, income, housing,…
South Ayrshire SIMD 2020 Social Deprivation The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) is a detailed analysis of deprived areas based on many measures including health, employment, income, housing, education, crime and access to basic services. For SIMD analysis zones are based on each local authority's borders which is then further divided multiple zones, each…
Midlothian SIMD 2020 Social Deprivation The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) is a detailed analysis of deprived areas based on many measures including health, employment, income, housing, education, crime and access to basic services. For SIMD analysis zones are based on each local authority's borders which is then further divided multiple zones, each with…
Scottish Borders SIMD 2020 Social Deprivation The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) is a detailed analysis of deprived areas based on many measures including health, employment, income, housing, education, crime and access to basic services. For SIMD analysis zones are based on each local authority's borders which is then further divided multiple zones, each…
South Lanarkshire SIMD 2020 Social Deprivation The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) is a detailed analysis of deprived areas based on many measures including health, employment, income, housing, education, crime and access to basic services. For SIMD analysis zones are based on each local authority's borders which is then further divided multiple zones, each…
Argyll And Bute SIMD 2020 Social Deprivation The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) is a detailed analysis of deprived areas based on many measures including health, employment, income, housing, education, crime and access to basic services. For SIMD analysis zones are based on each local authority's borders which is then further divided multiple zones,…
Dundee City SIMD 2020 Social Deprivation The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) is a detailed analysis of deprived areas based on many measures including health, employment, income, housing, education, crime and access to basic services. For SIMD analysis zones are based on each local authority's borders which is then further divided multiple zones, each…
Stirling SIMD 2020 Social Deprivation The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) is a detailed analysis of deprived areas based on many measures including health, employment, income, housing, education, crime and access to basic services. For SIMD analysis zones are based on each local authority's borders which is then further divided multiple zones, each with…