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Mortality (Death registration)

Population Size

16,000

People

Population Size statistic card

Years

2001

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Associated BioSamples statistic card

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

Other

Lead time statistic card

Summary

The Northern Ireland Mortality Dataset contains information on deaths registered in Northern Ireland (NI). The data is collected from death certificates and information provided by GPs and other Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI) providers.

Documentation

The Northern Ireland Mortality Dataset contains information on deaths registered in Northern Ireland (NI). The data is collected from death certificates and information provided by GPs and other Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI) providers. The data is provided with a three month delay from the date of registration and the information will relate to the latest certificate. This means the cause of death for an individual may be updated in cases where the death undergoes further investigation, for example by a coroner. The data can be linked to other health-related datasets using patient Health and Care Number (HCN). HCN is not usually supplied along with death certificate data. This is added after matching to medical records, meaning that not all records will have a HCN to allow linkage to other health datasets.

Dataset type

Health and disease

Dataset sub-type

Not applicable

Dataset population size

16000

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node

Disambiguating Description

Measured Value

Measured Property

Observation Date

Persons

Approximately 16,000 deaths registered per year

16000

Count

22 Jun 2021

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection

Administrative

Source of data extraction

Other

Collection source setting

Other

Patient pathway description

This dataset relates to single event (death)

Image contrast

Not stated

Biological sample availability

None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency

Irregular

Version

4.0.0

Modified

08/10/2024

Citation Requirements

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The authors would like to acknowledge the help provided by the staff of the Honest Broker Service (HBS) within the Business Services Organisation Northern Ireland (BSO). The HBS is funded by the BSO and the Department of Health (DoH). The authors alone are responsible for the interpretation of the data and any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the BSO.

Coverage

Start date

01/01/2001

Time lag

2-6 months

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom, Northern Ireland

Maximum age range

150

Follow-up

Other

Accessibility

Language

en

Controlled vocabulary

ICD10

Format

text, csv

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status

Not available

Access rights

https://bso.hscni.net/directorates/digital-operations/honest-broker-service/

Time to dataset access

Other

Access request cost

https://bso.hscni.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Researcher-Pack.zip

Access method category

TRE/SDE

Access service description

NB: Mortality data is available for National Core Studies ONLY

Remote access can now be granted via an HSCNI tenancy of the UK Secure e-Research Platform (UK SeRP), the HBS still offer the physical safe setting in Belfast for local research.

Jurisdiction

GB-NIR

Data use limitation

Research use only

Data use requirements

Project-specific restrictions

Data Controller

Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency (NISRA)

Data Processor

HSC Honest Broker Service

Dataset Types: Health and disease

Collection Sources: Other