The number of people dying within seven days of discharge from in-patient or day case care, and the percentage of all discharges that these cases represent, is shown in the following table:Deaths Within Seven Days of Hospital Discharge1, Number and Percentage of Total Discharges; by Health Board Area of Treatment2 and Age Group; May 1999 to April 2002 May 1999 to April 2000May 2000 to April 2001May 2001 to April 2002Live Discharges Who Died Within 7 DaysLive Discharges Who Died Within 7 Days (%)Live Discharges Who Died Within 7 DaysLive Discharges Who Died Within 7 Days (%)Live Discharges Who Died Within 7 DaysLive Discharges Who Died Within 7 Days (%)Scotland0-14110.01%170.02%200.02%15-34360.02%310.02%410.03%35-541980.08%1670.06%2100.08%55-643080.19%2610.16%3090.20%65-745280.30%5240.29%5460.32%75+9890.56%9960.55%10180.57%All Ages2,0700.20%1,9960.19%2,1440.21%Argyll and Clyde0-1400.00%00.00%00.00%15-3430.02%40.03%30.03%35-54120.07%80.04%170.09%55-64340.32%240.22%130.12%65-74320.26%500.40%480.38%75+770.54%810.56%930.63%All Ages1580.22%1670.23%1740.24%Ayrshire and Arran0-1400.00%20.03%00.00%15-3400.00%20.02%40.04%35-54120.07%140.08%140.08%55-64160.14%150.13%190.16%65-74340.27%350.26%220.17%75+570.45%570.43%550.40%All Ages1190.16%1250.16%1140.15%Borders0-1400.00%00.00%00.00%15-3410.03%20.07%10.03%35-5410.03%10.02%10.02%55-6430.11%60.23%50.18%65-7470.21%50.15%60.17%75+190.42%240.51%250.53%All Ages310.16%380.19%380.19%Dumfries and Galloway0-1400.00%00.00%00.00%15-3410.02%00.00%10.03%35-5480.13%30.05%40.08%55-64130.30%100.22%160.43%65-74170.32%280.51%240.53%75+380.65%370.61%380.67%All Ages770.27%780.27%830.34%Fife0-1400.00%00.00%10.02%15-3420.02%00.00%20.02%35-5490.07%80.05%80.06%55-6480.10%50.06%130.16%65-74260.27%290.29%250.24%75+590.54%690.63%750.66% All Ages1040.19%1110.19%1240.22%Forth Valley0-1400.00%10.02%00.00%15-3400.00%20.02%20.02%35-5460.05%130.10%70.06%55-6460.09%80.11%180.23%65-74310.41%200.24%280.32%75+490.60%520.60%460.52%All Ages920.20%960.19%1010.20%Grampian0-1410.01%00.00%20.02%15-3420.01%30.02%30.02%35-54190.08%170.07%160.07%55-64200.14%210.15%270.19%65-74450.28%430.26%340.22%75+840.49%740.44%950.57%All Ages1710.17%1580.16%1770.19%Greater Glasgow0-1420.01%90.04%130.05%15-3490.02%90.02%150.04%35-54560.09%490.07%640.11%55-64900.23%880.22%900.24%65-741280.31%1160.28%1620.40%75+2240.65%2170.61%2200.62%All Ages5090.21%4880.20%5640.24%Highland0-1400.00%00.00%00.00%15-3420.03%10.01%10.02%35-5470.07%80.07%100.09%55-64200.34%140.23%160.24%65-74240.36%140.20%250.34%75+520.69%340.43%380.46%All Ages1050.25%710.17%900.21%Lanarkshire0-1400.00%00.00%10.01%15-3420.01%20.01%50.03%35-54170.07%120.05%160.06%55-64230.14%250.16%250.16%65-74700.38%660.39%650.36%75+1170.71%1130.72%920.54%All Ages2290.23%2180.23%2040.20%Lothian0-1470.04%50.03%10.01%15-34100.04%50.02%20.01%35-54360.09%260.06%340.09%55-64460.18%270.11%370.16%65-74660.25%780.29%590.24%75+1220.47%1380.53%1280.51%All Ages2870.17%2790.17%2610.18%Tayside0-1410.01%00.00%20.02%15-3440.03%10.01%10.01%35-54130.06%60.03%190.10%55-64270.21%160.12%280.24%65-74430.28%360.23%440.32%75+790.45%890.50%910.57%All Ages1670.19%1480.16%1850.23%Island Boards0-1400.00%00.00%00.00%15-3400.00%00.00%10.06%35-5420.08%20.07%00.00%55-6420.14%20.13%20.11%65-7450.33%40.24%40.22%75+120.55%110.45%220.88%All Ages210.21%190.18%290.25%Source: This information was extracted from the SMR01 and death registration linked dataset maintained by ISD Scotland.