Excess deaths from all causes, involving and with dementia as the underlying cause: Scotland 2020-2022

Weekly excess deaths were highest at the start of the pandemic

Excess deaths did not occur uniformly throughout the pandemic but were registered over three main periods (which coincided with high numbers of COVID-19 deaths); April 2020, October 2020 to March 2021, and June to December 2021. Weekly excess deaths from all causes peaked at the start of the pandemic.

Note weekly death registrations are particularly variable around public holidays due to the closure of Register Offices, as longer delays between occurrences and registration are expected.