Deaths during the second quarter of this year were 9.7% higher than the five-year rolling average.
The second most prevalent cause of death was circulatory diseases , which showed an increase of just over 6%.The number of infant deaths represented a 12% increase, the figures showed, while stillbirths were down by 17% to 36.'No single factor'
Julie Ramsay, a vital events statistician at NRS, said: "In this quarter we have seen an increase of almost 10% in the number of deaths compared with the average for this time of year."Analysis of the causes of death show an increase across a wide range of illnesses and other causes." Figures released by NRS on Tuesday also showed there were 11,237 births during the second quarter of this year, an 11.5% drop on the five-year average – a continuation of a trend of deaths outnumbering births since 2015.
The number of marriages was the highest for a second quarter since 1993, with 9,331 couples tying the knot – 26% above the five-year average.
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