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People in Scotland’s most deprived communities are five times more likely to die because of alcohol-related disease and 16 times more likely to die from drug misuse than those in our least deprived communities.
We cannot let Glasgow’s accessible black cab trade die, we cannot leave thousands of drivers without jobs and we cannot leave women and disabled people without safe and accessible transport.
It is estimated that 7,000 members die each year. It was an inherently dangerous job that by its nature led to poor health, and that is now compounded by susceptibility to Covid because of those underlying health conditions.
In 2022-23, deaths occurred primarily in:
Hospitals: 45.8%
Homes: 30.7%
Care homes: 18.8%
Hospices: 4.7%
Age and underlying condition influence a person's place of death with younger people (<69) more likely to die at home (43%) than older adults (27%).
Committee reports
Date published:
29 February 2024
Ten per cent of our households have suffered a death in the last four years. How many more are likely to die or have life-changing events before this is sorted out?
Committee reports
Date published:
27 November 2018
The reason why we introduced annual health checks for people with learning disabilities is the evidence that they suffer some of the poorest health of any population in Scotland and die, on average, 20 years younger than the rest of the population, very often of preventable diseases.
Racing round an oval track at speed is inherently dangerous for greyhounds—we know that it causes injuries and that in some cases the greyhounds die or are put to sleep. As an animal charity, we cannot just stand by and watch that.