Seven deaths while homeless in Forth Valley

New figures show seven people died while homeless across the Forth Valley in 2024.

Three deaths were recorded in Falkirk, with three in Clackmannanshire and one in Stirling.

Data from National Records of Scotland estimates 231 people died across the country while experiencing homelessness.

78% of those who died were male.

An estimated 242 people died while homeless across Scotland in 2023.

Phillipa Haxton, head of vital events statistics for NRS, said: “We estimate 231 people died while they were in temporary accommodation or sleeping rough in 2024. This is similar to the estimate of 242 for the year before and not a statistically significant fall. It’s also about 40% higher than 2017, when these figures were first calculated
 
“Deaths of people going through homelessness occur at younger ages than those in the population generally. They are also more likely to be from external causes which includes drug related deaths, accidents, suicide and assaults. External causes account for 10% of deaths in all people aged 15 to 74 but half of deaths among those who were homeless when they died.”