Fife Council : Total Deaths

Total Deaths

Data cube chart.

Year Total Deaths Expected Deaths Expected Deaths using 1951 rates
1861 2,675 Show data context 3,453 Show data context 1,177 Show data context
1881 2,911 Show data context 3,461 Show data context 1,360 Show data context
1911 3,469 Show data context 4,024 Show data context 1,969 Show data context
1931 3,381 Show data context 3,414 Show data context 2,530 Show data context
1951 3,771 Show data context 3,523 Show data context 3,523 Show data context
1961 3,762 Show data context 4,044 Show data context
1971 3,660 Show data context 3,554 Show data context 4,610 Show data context
2011 3,755 Show data context 3,274 Show data context 8,015 Show data context
2021 4,473 Show data context 4,103 Show data context 9,711 Show data context
Date Source
1861 Registrar-General for Scotland, Annual Report (HMSO) , 1861
1881 Registrar-General for Scotland, Annual Report (HMSO) , 1881
1911 Registrar-General for Scotland, Annual Report (HMSO) , 1911
1931 Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1931
1951 Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1951
1961 Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1961
1971 Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1971
2011 National Records of Scotland, National Records of Scotland web site (Table DT.13, "Deaths by sex, age group and council area, Scotland")
2021 National Records of Scotland, National Records of Scotland web site (Table DT.13, "Deaths by sex, age group and council area, Scotland)

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Total deaths. We include here expected counts calculated from age-specific national mortality rates and census data on local age structures.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Fife Council through time | Historical Statistics on Life & Death | Total Deaths, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 03rd June 2026