Scottish Borders Council : Total Deaths

Total Deaths

Data cube chart.

Year Total Deaths Expected Deaths Expected Deaths using 1951 rates
1861 2,269 Show data context 2,837 Show data context 943 Show data context
1881 2,661 Show data context 2,997 Show data context 1,129 Show data context
1911 1,538 Show data context 1,882 Show data context 1,057 Show data context
1931 1,572 Show data context 1,640 Show data context 1,279 Show data context
1951 1,692 Show data context 1,613 Show data context 1,613 Show data context
1961 1,652 Show data context 1,737 Show data context
1971 1,442 Show data context 1,443 Show data context 1,872 Show data context
2011 1,262 Show data context 1,210 Show data context 2,940 Show data context
2021 1,457 Show data context 1,562 Show data context 3,675 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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nCube definition


The full National Statistics Socio-cconomic Classification includes classes for persons of working age who were outside the workforce, i.e. those who have never worked, the long-term unemployed and full-time students, who are included here as a separate sub-total and should be excluded in the calculation of rates.


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

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Date accessed: 04th June 2026