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Death Registration Data - Finalised Extracts

Population Size

530,000

People

Years

1993

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

England

Lead time

1-2 months

Summary

Final Death registration data, collected as part of civil registration, providing information on deaths that are registered in England and Wales.

Documentation

These datasets include all deaths registered in England and Wales for the time periods specified.

Data are supplied to ONS by the Local Registration Service, in partnership with the General Register Office (GRO). Coding for cause of death is carried out according to the World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) and internationally agreed rules, allowing for international comparisons. Deaths registered in England and Wales to those usually resident outside of England and Wales are included. Deaths registered outside of England and Wales to those usually resident in England and Wales are excluded.

This data comprises the finalised annual Death Registration data which covers the period 1993-2019. For the latest Death Registration data (2020-2021), please see 'Death registration data - Provisional.'

Dataset type
Health and disease
Dataset sub-type
Not applicable
Dataset population size
530000
Associated media
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregistrationsummarytables/2019

Keywords

COVID-19, Mortality, health, NCS

Observations

Observed Node
Disambiguating Description
Measured Value
Measured Property
Observation Date

Persons

Over 530,000 observations for the year 2019.

530000

Count

01 Jul 2019

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection
Other
Source of data extraction
Other
Collection source setting
Other
Image contrast
Not stated
Biological sample availability
None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency
Annual
Version
4.0.0
Modified

08/10/2024

Distribution release date

01/07/2021

Coverage

Start date

01/01/1993

Time lag
More than 6 months
Geographic coverage
United Kingdom, England, Wales
Maximum age range
150
Follow-up
Other

Accessibility

Language
en
Controlled vocabulary
LOCAL
Format
SPSS

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status
Not available
Access rights
https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/whatwedo/statistics/requestingstatistics/approvedresearcherscheme
Time to dataset access
1-2 months
Access request cost
Available at no cost at the point of use
Access method category
Direct access
Access service description

The Office for National Statistics Secure Research Service (SRS) gives accredited researchers secure access to de-identified, unpublished data in order to work on research projects for the public good. Most datasets are available to access through remote access to the SRS. In some instances, the data can only be accessed from an approved safe setting.

For more information, visit: https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/whatwedo/statistics/requestingstatistics/approvedresearcherscheme

Jurisdiction
GB-GB
Data use limitation
Research use only
Data use requirements
Ethics approval required,Not for profit use,Project-specific restrictions,Publication required
Data Controller
Office for National Statistics
Data Processor
Office for National Statistics

Dataset Types: Health and disease

Collection Sources: Other