The SIMD identifies the places in Scotland where people are experiencing disadvantage across different aspects of their lives, ranking nearly 7,000 small areas, or data zones, to compare how deprived one area is to another. The index reports statistics on income, employment, health, education, access to services, crime and housing, with people living in the most deprived areas more likely to experience conditions which limit their opportunities in life. Changes in the rank for one area may be due to other areas becoming more or less deprived. These are the 16 most deprived areas in Scotland, based on the latest government figures. The percentage shows the proportion of data zones in each local authority area that are classified as deprived. How does your area compare?
![Andy Ritchie celebrates scoring.](https://www.scotsman.com/imagefetch/http://www.lep.co.uk/webimage/1.9835417!image/image.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Pompey's only goal came from the penalty spot as did United's third courtesy of John Sheridan.](https://www.scotsman.com/imagefetch/http://www.lep.co.uk/webimage/1.9835418!image/image.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Pompey's only goal came from the penalty spot as did United's third courtesy of John Sheridan.
![A Neil Aspin goal earned the Whites the three points against The Shrews at Elland Road.](https://www.scotsman.com/imagefetch/http://www.lep.co.uk/webimage/1.9835419!image/image.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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A Neil Aspin goal earned the Whites the three points against The Shrews at Elland Road.
![The Whites were beaten for the third time against Oldham in less than a month.](https://www.scotsman.com/imagefetch/http://www.lep.co.uk/webimage/1.9835420!image/image.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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The Whites were beaten for the third time against Oldham in less than a month.