Table 4,,,,,, "Increased winter mortality - underlying death registrations, Scotland, 1990/91 - 2007/08",,,,,, ,,,,,, ,Number of deaths registered,,,,Seasonal difference 1, Period,Winter (Dec - Mar),Preceding period (Aug - Nov),Following period (Apr - Jul),,(actual),(rounded) 1990/91,"21,859","19,103","19,752",,"2,432","2,430" 1991/92,"22,217","19,305","19,352",,"2,889","2,890" 1992/93,"22,416","19,417","19,929",,"2,743","2,740" 1993/94,"22,504","21,104","18,732",,"2,586","2,590" 1994/95,"21,510","19,103","19,301",,"2,308","2,310" 1995/96,"22,821","19,074","19,260",,"3,654","3,650" 1996/97,"22,438","18,585","19,005",,"3,643","3,640" 1997/98,"21,320","18,311","19,105",,"2,612","2,610" 1998/99,"23,163","18,856","17,973",,"4,749","4,750" 1999/2000,"23,379","18,407","17,974",,"5,189","5,190" 2000/01,"20,388","18,061","18,281",,"2,217","2,220" 2001/02,"20,366","18,239","18,815",,"1,839","1,840" 2002/03,"21,058","18,599","18,499",,"2,509","2,510" 2003/04,"21,024","18,616","17,749",,"2,842","2,840" 2004/05,"20,658","18,064","17,736",,"2,758","2,760" 2005/06,"19,651","17,619","18,127",,"1,778","1,780" 2006/07,"20,384","17,526","17,739",,"2,752","2,750" 2007/08 prov.,"19,900","17,600","17,850",,"2,175","2,180" "1. The seasonal difference is the number of deaths in the ""winter"" period less the average ",,,,,, of the preceding period plus the following period.,,,,,,