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Deaths – Date of Death

Population Size

2,507,000

People

Population Size statistic card

Years

2000

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Associated BioSamples statistic card

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Scotland

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

Other

Lead time statistic card

Summary

This dataset provides the definitive date of death for patients in Scotland.

Documentation

This dataset combines the death status from various sources into a single dataset with rules applied to decide which date of death is more accurate when the information differs between sources. Tayside Circa. 1980 – Current; Fife: 2009 - Current.
Dataset type
Health and disease
Dataset sub-type
Not applicable
Dataset population size
2507000

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node
Disambiguating Description
Measured Value
Measured Property
Observation Date

Persons

2,507,000 patients in the dataset

2507000

Count

12 Nov 2021

Events

2.2 million dates of death

2200000

Count

15 Jul 2021

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection
Administrative
Source of data extraction
Other
Collection source setting
Other
Patient pathway description
Death data is sourced from either the Scottish General Registry Office or the Community Health Index data feeds.
Image contrast
Not stated
Biological sample availability
None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency
Continuous
Version
4.0.0
Modified

08/10/2024

Distribution release date

15/07/2021

Citation Requirements
Public Health Scotland

Coverage

Start date

01/01/2000

Time lag
1-2 weeks
Geographic coverage
United Kingdom, Scotland
Maximum age range
150
Follow-up
Unknown

Accessibility

Language
en
Controlled vocabulary
LOCAL
Format
CSV, Database

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status
Not available
Access rights
https://www.dundee.ac.uk/hic/governance-service
Time to dataset access
Other
Access request cost
Quotation available on request
Access method category
TRE/SDE
Access service description

HIC has implemented a remote-access Trusted Research Environment to protect data confidentiality, satisfy public concerns about data loss and reassure Data Controllers about HIC’s secure management and processing of their data.

Data is not released externally to data users for analysis on their own computers but placed on a server at HIC, within a restricted, secure IT environment, where the data user is given secure remote access to carry out their analysis.

Full details are available via the following link: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/hic/safe-haven

Jurisdiction
GB-SCT
Data use limitation
General research use
Data use requirements
Disclosure control
Data Controller
Local NHS boards
Data Processor
University of Dundee, Health Informatics Centre

Dataset Types: Health and disease

Collection Sources: Other

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