Almost all female smokers were cigarette smokers. Information is also available from the General Household Survey which gives the level of cigarette smoking since 1976 for people aged 16 and over. It is important not to compare directly the results of the Scottish Health Survey and the General Household Survey as the sampling methodologies, coverage and timescales are different. Therefore when drawing conclusions ensure that the comparisons are made between data items from the same survey. Scottish Health Survey Mortality rates from Coronary Heart Disease Chart 18e shows the mortality rates for Scottish adults aged between 16 and 64 years.
Data are available quarterly and are aggregated to give an annual figure.
The information is split by gender and is given as the rate per 100,000 population. However, whilst the mortality rate for men has decreased significantly the rate in 1998 of 102.1 deaths per 100,000 men is still higher than the mortality rate in 1975 for women which was 77.9 deaths per 100,000 women. The information contained on this WWW site is Crown Copyright but may be reproduced without formal permission or charge for personal or in-house use. Privacy and Content Disclaimer .