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Civil Registration of Deaths Dataset

Population Size

341,726

People

Population Size statistic card

Years

2013

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Associated BioSamples statistic card

Geographic coverage

North West England: https://www.geonames.org/2641227/north-west.html

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

2-6 months

Lead time statistic card

Summary

Details of all registered deaths in England and Wales since 1993, as provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It contains details of the registration and basic demographics of the deceased person.

Documentation

Details of all registered deaths in England and Wales since 1993, as provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It contains details of the registration and basic demographics of the deceased person. This data set may be used in cohort data disseminations, in which case submission of a patient participation list will be required.

Dataset type

Registry

Dataset sub-type

Births and deaths

Dataset population size

341726

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node

Disambiguating Description

Measured Value

Measured Property

Observation Date

Findings

Average age of death over the last 12 months of data

77

average

18 Jun 2025

Persons

total number of registered neonatal deaths over the last 12 months

1148

count (where NEO_NATE_FLAG =1)

18 Jun 2025

Provenance

Source of data extraction

EPR, Paper-based

Collection source setting

Local authority

Patient pathway description

A patient&#039s death is certified by a medical practitioner, formally registered with the civil registry, and recorded in NHS systems to support healthcare planning, monitoring, and mortality statistics.

Biological sample availability

None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency

Weekly

Version

1.0.0

Modified

25/06/2025

Coverage

Start date

01/04/2013

Time lag

1-2 weeks

Geographic coverage

Maximum age range

150

Accessibility

Language

en

Alignment with standardised data models

NHS DATA DICTIONARY

Controlled vocabulary

LOCAL

Format

text/csv, application/SQL

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status

Available

Time to dataset access

2-6 months

Access method category

TRE/SDE

Access service description

A secure workspace within the SDE will be implemented for each project. The standard package for a secure workspace includes a cloud-based VDI providing access to an instance of the platform and a suite of included tools. Further details can be provided on request

Jurisdiction

UK

Data use limitation

Research use only

Data use requirements

User-specific restriction

Data Controller

North West Secure Data Environment

Data Processor

Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit

Demographics

Dataset Types: Registry

Dataset Sub-types: Births and deaths


Collection Sources: Local authority

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