Inequalities in the age-standardised COVID-19 YLL rate in Scotland, 2020 and 2021
| Metric | 2020 | 2021 |
| YLL rate (ASR per 100 000) | ||
| Scotland | 1761 | 1559 |
| (1) Most deprived fifth | 3094 | 3005 |
| (2) | 2103 | 1952 |
| (3) | 1480 | 1232 |
| (4) | 1324 | 1082 |
| (5) Least deprived fifth | 1070 | 788 |
| Measures of inequality | ||
| Absolute difference between most and least deprived fifth (ASR per 100 000 population) | 2024 | 2217 |
| Relative difference between most and least deprived fifth | 2.89 | 3.81 |
| RII | 1.37 | 1.70 |
| SII (ASR per 100 000 population) | 2414 | 2652 |
| Attributable YLL (%) | 41.0 | 51.1 |
‘Attributable YLL’ is the theoretical percentage of the YLL rate that could have been averted if all socioeconomic groups had the same YLL ASR as the least deprived group.
ASR, age-standardised rate; RII, Relative Index of Inequality; SII, Slope Index of Inequality; YLL, years of life lost to premature mortality.