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Glasgow has UK's highest death rate

27-Nov-2017

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Glasgow has topped the list of places with the highest mortality rate in the UK, new data has revealed.

The city recorded 1,389.1 deaths per 100,000 people last year, against a UK average of 982.5.

Apart from the City of London, the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea had the lowest mortality rate of any area of the UK, with just 667.4 deaths per 100,000.

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