Heat impacts on health in Scotland
Deaths 2005-2024
Official statistics in development
- Published
- 28 October 2025 (Latest release)
- Type
- Statistical report
- Author
- Public Health Scotland
Important information
The ‘Heat impacts on health in Scotland: Deaths 2005-2024’ has been temporarily removed from the public domain while the Climate Analyst Team investigates an error in the code. It is expected to affect the published risk thresholds and modelled deaths estimates.
The Climate Analyst Team is working to fix the error and update the results accordingly. The corrected report will be released in May.
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