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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Katrine Bussey

Number of avoidable deaths in Scotland increased by almost 10% in 2020

Avoidable deaths in Scotland have increased by 10% – with coronavirus deaths in those aged under 75 having “helped to drive this increase”.

Of the 64,093 deaths which were registered in Scotland in 2020, a total of 17,153 (27%) were considered avoidable.

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