Because of this, the following table gives the numbersof deaths where mesothelioma was mentioned on the death certificate, whether asthe underlying cause of death or as another factor. Deaths in Scotland where Mesothelioma was Mentioned onthe Death Certificate, 1993-2002 by NHS Board Area 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Scotland 118 129 153 140 133 155 158 138 160 169 Argyll and Clyde 20 20 24 25 23 25 22 19 23 19 Ayrshire and Arran 7 11 6 6 8 13 9 12 11 11 Borders - - 3 3 - - 1 1 2 3 Dumfries and Galloway 3 2 2 1 1 3 2 6 2 1 Fife 6 12 14 11 7 11 11 11 11 9 Forth Valley 2 4 6 6 3 2 6 8 11 9 Grampian 8 5 9 10 14 11 14 9 16 9 Greater Glasgow 40 44 43 36 41 34 41 29 32 41 Highland 5 4 6 3 1 7 9 2 1 4 Lanarkshire 12 13 12 16 14 22 11 11 16 23 Lothian 14 12 23 11 12 14 22 17 22 27 Orkney - - 1 - - 2 - 1 - - Shetland - - - 1 - 1 - - - - Tayside 1 2 4 11 9 10 10 11 13 11 Western Isles - - - - - - - 1 - 2 S2W-02268