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Number of deaths among homeless people in Scotland nearly 50% higher than in 2017

An estimated 231 people experiencing homelessness died in Scotland in 2024 – an increase of 48% since 2017, when 164 of those without a home are thought to have died.

Housing in Edinburgh
Housing in Edinburgh. Edinburgh recorded the highest death rate at 95 per million (picture: K Mitch Hodge/Unsplash)

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