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Scotland recorded the highest number of peacetime excess deaths since 1891 last year, according to the National Records of Scotland (NRS).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-52214177
The figures show there were 6,324 excess deaths last year, 11% higher than the five-year average.
There were 9,253 excess deaths in Scotland in 1891, mainly caused by an outbreak of the "Russian flu".
If wartime years are included, then 2020 saw the highest number of excess deaths since 1940, when deaths were 7,097 above average.
These were civilian deaths, but were heavily affected by war-related casualties like bombing.
Excess deaths are a measure of how many more people died than would be expected based on the previous five years.
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