Economic policy and drug-related deaths November 2024 Gerry McCartney Mortality trends: Scotland (total population) Scotland, 1994-2022, Source: National Records of Scotland Mortality trends: Scotland (total population) Austerity Peak Covid Inflation + direct & indirect Covid + renewed Austerity Scotland, 1994-2022, Source: National Records of Scotland Mortality trends: Scotland (total population) Scotland, 1994-2022, Source: National Records of Scotland Aberdeen, females Glasgow, males NB Note different y-axis scales Review of the evidence • Most important cause is austerity • Small contribution from the lagged impacts of historical increases in obesity (pre...