Live Births1, 2, 3 (Number and Percentage of All Births) by NHS Board of Residence and Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) quintile4; Financial years 2001-02 to 2006-07 2001-02 Deprivation Quintile SIMD 1 SIMD 2 SIMD 3 SIMD 4 SIMD 5 Total5 Number of Live Births Scotland6 9,523 9,061 9,181 10,028 12,628 50,597 NHS Ayrshire and Arran 497 446 497 1,091 1,057 3,588 NHS Borders 136 419 291 103 79 1,028 NHS Dumfries and Galloway 85 295 409 253 153 1,195 NHS Fife 549 681 714 708 849 3,501 NHS Forth Valley 490 550 460 723 520 2,743 NHS Grampian 1,618 1,221 1,083 637 468 5,027 NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 2,172 1,513 1,527 2,020 5,144 12,376 NHS Highland 215 643 952 572 326 2,708 NHS Lanarkshire 702 748 1,195 1,476 1,778 5,899 NHS Lothian 2,505 1,421 1,194 1,533 1,349 8,002 NHS Orkney 11 64 68 6 x 149 NHS Shetland 11 59 118 42 x 230 NHS Tayside 532 1,001 601 726 905 3,765 NHS Western Isles x x 72 138 x 210 Percentage of All Births Scotland6 18.8 17.9 18.1 19.8 25.0 100.0 NHS Ayrshire and Arran 13.9 12.4 13.9 30.4 29.5 100.0 NHS Borders 13.2 40.8 28.3 10.0 7.7 100.0 NHS Dumfries and Galloway 7.1 24.7 34.2 21.2 12.8 100.0 NHS Fife 15.7 19.5 20.4 20.2 24.3 100.0 NHS Forth Valley 17.9 20.1 16.8 26.4 19.0 100.0 NHS Grampian 32.2 24.3 21.5 12.7 9.3 100.0 NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 17.6 12.2 12.3 16.3 41.6 100.0 NHS Highland 7.9 23.7 35.2 21.1 12.0 100.0 NHS Lanarkshire 11.9 12.7 20.3 25.0 30.1 100.0 NHS Lothian 31.3 17.8 14.9 19.2 16.9 100.0 NHS Orkney 7.4 43.0 45.6 4.0 x 100.0 NHS Shetland 4.8 25.7 51.3 18.3 x 100.0 NHS Tayside 14.1 26.6 16.0 19.3 24.0 100.0 NHS Western Isles x x 34.3 65.7 x 100.0 2002-03 Deprivation Quintile SIMD 1 SIMD 2 SIMD 3 SIMD 4 SIMD 5 Total5 Number of Live Births Scotland6 9,698 9,105 9,228 10,005 12,507 50,759 NHS Ayrshire and Arran 497 419 482 1,024 1,011 3,433 NHS Borders 123 381 304 99 61 968 NHS Dumfries and Galloway 105 302 468 259 174 1,308 NHS Fife 542 722 691 694 834 3,483 NHS Forth Valley 506 587 473 733 518 2,817 NHS Grampian 1,749 1,268 1,123 691 449 5,280 NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 2,127 1,505 1,508 2,050 5,212 12,402 NHS Highland 218 623 928 545 350 2,664 NHS Lanarkshire 725 747 1,244 1,512 1,692 5,920 NHS Lothian 2,503 1,428 1,184 1,544 1,274 7,934 NHS Orkney 15 64 83 3 x 165 NHS Shetland 12 60 117 30 x 219 NHS Tayside 576 999 535 668 932 3,710 NHS Western Isles x x 88 153 x 241 Percentage of All Births Scotland6 19.1 17.9 18.2 19.7 24.6 100.0 NHS Ayrshire and Arran 14.5 12.2 14.0 29.8 29.4 100.0 NHS Borders 12.7 39.4 31.4 10.2 6.3 100.0 NHS Dumfries and Galloway 8.0 23.1 35.8 19.8 13.3 100.0 NHS Fife 15.6 20.7 19.8 19.9 23.9 100.0 NHS Forth Valley 18.0 20.8 16.8 26.0 18.4 100.0 NHS Grampian 33.1 24.0 21.3 13.1 8.5 100.0 NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 17.2 12.1 12.2 16.5 42.0 100.0 NHS Highland 8.2 23.4 34.8 20.5 13.1 100.0 NHS Lanarkshire 12.2 12.6 21.0 25.5 28.6 100.0 NHS Lothian 31.5 18.0 14.9 19.5 16.1 100.0 NHS Orkney 9.1 38.8 50.3 1.8 x 100.0 NHS Shetland 5.5 27.4 53.4 13.7 x 100.0 NHS Tayside 15.5 26.9 14.4 18.0 25.1 100.0 NHS Western Isles x x 36.5 63.5 x 100.0 2003-04 Deprivation Quintile SIMD 1 SIMD 2 SIMD 3 SIMD 4 SIMD 5 Total5 Number of Live Births Scotland6 9,720 9,712 9,642 10,343 12,858 52,438 NHS Ayrshire and Arran 514 485 521 1,089 1,000 3,609 NHS Borders 130 372 298 107 77 984 NHS Dumfries and Galloway 83 299 508 255 171 1,316 NHS Fife 620 693 705 771 831 3,620 NHS Forth Valley 537 644 520 751 519 2,971 NHS Grampian 1,598 1,358 1,070 654 459 5,139 NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 2,159 1,655 1,621 2,028 5,368 12,831 NHS Highland 216 648 1,011 583 344 2,802 NHS Lanarkshire 714 738 1,294 1,547 1,723 6,016 NHS Lothian 2,538 1,569 1,230 1,665 1,361 8,363 NHS Orkney 16 53 80 7...