Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (2016)

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (2016)

(Population weighted)

In Scotland as a whole, approximately 20% of the population (2015 mid-year estimates) live in each of the 5 categories shown below. 0% of the population of the Mull, Iona, Coll and Tiree live within areas in the most deprived in Scotland.

In NHS Highland as a whole (Argyll and Bute and Highland Council area combined), approximately 20% of the population live in each of the 5 categories shown below.0% of the population of Mull, Iona, Coll and Tireelive within areas in the most deprived areas in NHS Highland.

Source: 2015 population weighted Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD16), NHS Information Services Division on a best fit of 2011 datazones to the locality area.

Number of people by SIMD 2016 deprivation quintile, in Mull, Iona, Coll and Tiree

Deprivation within Scotland (population weighted SIMD2016)

Deprivation within Scotland / 1 - most deprived / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 = least deprived
Mull, etc. / No. of people / 0 / 0 / 2865 / 1024 / 0
% total / 0% / 0% / 74% / 26% / 0%
Argyll & Bute / No. of people / 6616 / 14976 / 35790 / 21318 / 8190
% total / 8% / 17% / 41% / 25% / 9%

Deprivation within NHS Highland (population weighted SIMD2016)

Deprivation within NHS Highland / 1 - most deprived / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 = least deprived
Mull, etc. / No. of people / 0 / 846 / 2019 / 0 / 1024
% total / 0% / 22% / 52% / 0% / 26%
Argyll & Bute / No. of people / 18508 / 15204 / 23670 / 12770 / 16738
% total / 21% / 17% / 27% / 15% / 19%

Source: 2015 population weighted Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD16) NHS Information Services Division on a best fit of 2011 datazones to the locality area.

Explanation of SIMD 2016

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2016 ranks each small area (datazone) in Scotland according to measurements under 7 different domains: income, employment, education, health, access to services, crime and housing. See also . Those areas with the lowest rank have the ‘poorest’ measures and those with the highest rank, the ‘best’ measures. The ranks are divided into 5 categories best on the number of people in each datazone so that approximately 20% of the population are in each category. This method is that use by NHS National Services Scotland Information Services Division (

Areas in the most deprived tend to be in towns and cities where there are more likely to be people of similar socio-economic status with small areas. These areas are more likely to have many people experiencing multiple deprivation. Identifying relatively deprived areas can be used to target services. Note that people living in the most deprived areas do not necessarily all experience deprivation. Similarly, there are people living in areas that are not amongst the most deprived that do experience deprivation. In rural areas, people experiencing multiple deprivation are less likely to be concentrated in individual small areas.