Death rates point to Scotland wealth split

By LYNDSAY BUCKLAND

Published 27th Mar 2013, 01:11 BST

HUGE differences remain between the deaths rates of the richest and poorest people living in Scotland, figures show.

The Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) figures revealed that in 2011 there were 424 deaths per 100,000 people from the most affluent 10 per cent of the population.

But this rate more than doubled to 1,014 per 100,000 in the least well-off group.