Written Question · S4W-04341 · Session 4
How many people aged (a) under 65, (b) 65 to 74 and (c) 75 and over who died in hospital had malnutrition recorded as a principle or contri…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged (a) under 65, (b) 65 to 74 and (c) 75 and over who died in hospital had malnutrition recorded as a principle or contributory cause of death in 2010, broken down by NHS board.
The answer
Deaths occurring in hospital for which "malnutrition" (E40-E46) was (i) the underlying cause, or (ii) a contributory factor, by health board of residence (for Scots residents) rather than by location of hospital.
These figures update some of those provided in answer to question S3W-35262 on 3 August 2010. "Malnutrition" is as defined in ICD-10: codes E40-E46. Because records were selected using these cause of death codes, the figures include cases where the cause of death text included a synonym (e.g. "undernourished", "malnourishment", "emaciation").
As is the usual practice for NRS statistics broken down by NHS board, they are based on the area of residence of the deceased (assuming that it was in Scotland) rather than the location of the hospital in which the person died. Each part of the table shows only those boards which have a non-zero figure (e.g. Dumfries and Galloway, Orkney and Shetland do not appear in the tables, as they had no deaths with malnutrition codes allocated to them).
(i) Malnutrition was the Underlying Cause of death, deaths registered in 2010
Age at Death
Deaths
64 and under
Ayrshire and Arran
1
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
1
Lothian
1
65 to 74
0
75 and over
Grampian
1
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
1
Lanarkshire
1
Lothian
1
(ii) Malnutrition was a Contributory Factor (but NOT the underlying cause), deaths registered in 2010
Age at Death
Deaths
64 and under
Borders
3
Forth Valley
2
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
8
Lanarkshire
2
Lothian
10
Tayside
4
65 to 74
Ayrshire and Arran
3
Borders
2
Fife
1
Grampian
1
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
3
Highland
1
Lanarkshire
4
Lothian
1
Tayside
2
Western Isles
1
75 and over
Ayrshire and Arran
5
Borders
1
Fife
5
Grampian
2
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
8
Highland
2
Lanarkshire
2
Lothian
6
Tayside
4
Western Isles
2
Source: National Records of Scotland.
All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.
These figures update some of those provided in answer to question S3W-35262 on 3 August 2010. "Malnutrition" is as defined in ICD-10: codes E40-E46. Because records were selected using these cause of death codes, the figures include cases where the cause of death text included a synonym (e.g. "undernourished", "malnourishment", "emaciation").
As is the usual practice for NRS statistics broken down by NHS board, they are based on the area of residence of the deceased (assuming that it was in Scotland) rather than the location of the hospital in which the person died. Each part of the table shows only those boards which have a non-zero figure (e.g. Dumfries and Galloway, Orkney and Shetland do not appear in the tables, as they had no deaths with malnutrition codes allocated to them).
(i) Malnutrition was the Underlying Cause of death, deaths registered in 2010
Age at Death
Deaths
64 and under
Ayrshire and Arran
1
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
1
Lothian
1
65 to 74
0
75 and over
Grampian
1
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
1
Lanarkshire
1
Lothian
1
(ii) Malnutrition was a Contributory Factor (but NOT the underlying cause), deaths registered in 2010
Age at Death
Deaths
64 and under
Borders
3
Forth Valley
2
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
8
Lanarkshire
2
Lothian
10
Tayside
4
65 to 74
Ayrshire and Arran
3
Borders
2
Fife
1
Grampian
1
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
3
Highland
1
Lanarkshire
4
Lothian
1
Tayside
2
Western Isles
1
75 and over
Ayrshire and Arran
5
Borders
1
Fife
5
Grampian
2
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
8
Highland
2
Lanarkshire
2
Lothian
6
Tayside
4
Western Isles
2
Source: National Records of Scotland.
All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-04341 by reference.