Midlothian Council : Total Deaths

Total Deaths

Data cube chart.

Year Total Deaths Expected Deaths Expected Deaths using 1951 rates
1861 618 Show data context 714 Show data context 225 Show data context
1881 986 Show data context 927 Show data context 324 Show data context
1911 617 Show data context 646 Show data context 308 Show data context
1931 686 Show data context 645 Show data context 469 Show data context
1951 754 Show data context 679 Show data context 679 Show data context
1961 780 Show data context 756 Show data context
1971 751 Show data context 713 Show data context 930 Show data context
2011 803 Show data context 693 Show data context 1,718 Show data context
2021 999 Show data context 922 Show data context 2,214 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, Midlothian Council through time | Historical Statistics on Life & Death | Total Deaths, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10039721/cube/DEATH_TOT

Date accessed: 09th April 2026