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Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (Population Weighted)

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) splits Scotland into data zones which are given ranking from most deprived to least deprived.

This data set contains population weighted quintiles and deciles for health board, council area, and health and social care partnership where appropriate. Also available is an indicator as to whether a data zone is in the 15% most deprived or 15% least deprived data zones in Scotland.

SIMD is based on a number of indicators:

  • Access to Services

  • Crime

  • Education

  • Employment

  • Health

  • Housing

  • Income

Note: An area may be classed as deprived but residents may not be deprived, and an area may be classed as not deprived but this doesn't mean residents are not deprived. SIMD is not a tool for saying how much more deprived one area is from another.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Source http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/SIMD
Author Scottish Government
Maintainer Geography, Population and Deprivation Support Team
Last Updated 20 November 2023, 13:59 (UTC+00:00)
Created 21 September 2017, 15:14 (UTC+00:00)
Contact Address Public Health Scotland, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh
Subject Reference data
Frequency Triennial
Time frame of data and timeliness First published in 2004 and then every reviewed every 3-4 years after that. The latest publication of SIMD is 2020
Coverage Data zones in Scotland
Completeness 100%
Accuracy 100%
Continuity of data Data Zone 2001 for SIMD until 2012 release, Data Zone 2011 for SIMD from release in 2016
Concepts and definitions The level of deprivation in all categories for SIMD 2004 and SIMD 2006 is increasing (1 = least deprived). From SIMD 2009 onwards, the level of deprivation is decreasing (1 = most deprived).
Disclosure No disclosure has been applied
Revision statement From 02-Feb 2018 there has been a minor boundary change to Keltybridge and Fife Environmental Energy Park at Westfield. From 01-Apr 2019 there has been a boundary change to Cardowan by Stepps. This affects Council Area, Health and Social Care Partnership and Health Boards. Qualifiers have been added to the relevant resources to reflect these revisions where codes have changed. Information on Geography codes and labels can be found here: https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset/geography-codes-and-labels. Please note that the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2009 and 2020 have been revised as a result of problems identified with the income domain ranks. These revisions affect the overall SIMD ranks for each version and these are now referred to as SIMD 2009v2 and SIMD 2020v2. More information about the background and effects of this revision have been published by the Scottish Government (See Links).
Official statistics designation National Statistics
Relevance and key uses of the statistics For users who want to know the deprivation profile for specific datazone(s).
Format csv
Language English
Links

For more information on SIMD, see the ISD Website](http://www.isdscotland.org/Products-and-Services/GPD-Support/Deprivation/SIMD/)

Further information on revisions has been published by the Scottish Government for SIMD 2009 and SIMD 2020.