South Ayrshire Council : Total Deaths

Total Deaths

Data cube chart.

Year Total Deaths Expected Deaths Expected Deaths using 1951 rates
1861 1,835 Show data context 1,867 Show data context 581 Show data context
1881 1,783 Show data context 1,813 Show data context 662 Show data context
1911 1,207 Show data context 1,233 Show data context 610 Show data context
1931 1,156 Show data context 1,144 Show data context 849 Show data context
1951 1,341 Show data context 1,244 Show data context 1,244 Show data context
1961 1,324 Show data context 1,398 Show data context
1971 1,433 Show data context 1,297 Show data context 1,684 Show data context
2011 1,412 Show data context 1,226 Show data context 2,970 Show data context
2021 1,692 Show data context 1,504 Show data context 3,521 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


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, South Ayrshire Council through time | Historical Statistics on Life & Death | Total Deaths, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026