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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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