Death & disease

In March 1962, the Royal College of Physicians launched its landmark report, Smoking and Health. Published at a time when 70% of men and 43% of women smoked, the report set out the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer and other diseases. It called for action. Forty years on, the Royal College of Physicians and ASH have published a review, Forty Fatal Years, assessing the progress made since 1962 in tackling the tobacco epidemic.

Below you will find links to key statistics related to tobacco-related diseases and deaths in Scotland.

• Key facts on tobacco-related deaths and disease in Scotland
• Deaths from lung/breast cancer in women in Scotland - 10 year trends
• Lung cancer deaths in Scotland - 10 year trends
• Deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases (excluding asthma) in Scotland - 10 year trends
• Deaths from ischaemic heart diseases in Scotland - 10 year trends
  

For comparisons of death by cause see the General Register Office for Scotland's 'vital events' reference tables