Question reference: S6W-01033
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 24 June 2021
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 July 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people died of infectious diseases in each of the last five years for which figures are available, broken down by disease.
Answer
The number of people who died of infectious diseases in each of the last five years are shown in the following table. These figures are available on the NRS website up to 2019. Data for 2020 will be published on 17 August 2021. This data can be accessed at: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/vital-events-ref-tables/2019/vital-events-19-ref-tabs-6.xlsx
ICD10 Summary list | Cause of death | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
A00-B99 | I. Certain infectious and parasitic diseases 1 | M | 340 | 343 | 299 | 333 | 332 |
F | 415 | 410 | 387 | 400 | 357 | ||
A15-19, B90 | Tuberculosis | M | 11 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
F | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 4 | ||
A39 | Meningococcal infection | M | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 |
F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
B15-19 | Viral hepatitis | M | 40 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 15 |
F | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 8 | ||
B20-24 | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | M | 10 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
F | 2 | 5 | - | 4 | - | ||