Asthma: mortality data
Data on mortality from asthma are published by National Records of Scotland, (formerly the General Register Office for Scotland) within their Vital Events Reference Tables (data table 6.01).
Chart 1 shows the annual number of deaths in Scotland where asthma was the underlying cause. Deaths due to asthma have been consistently higher in females than males across the last two decades. In 2023, there were 140 deaths due to asthma; the highest number recorded across the 20 year period. Of those deaths, 93 (66%) were female and 47 (34%) were male.
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