Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 8 Oct 2024 | Updated: 228 days ago
Documentation
Description:
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.
Coverage
Spatial:
United Kingdom,Northern Ireland
Typical Age Range:
0-150
Follow Up:
Other
Pathway:
This dataset relates to single event (death)
Provenance
Origin
Purposes:
Administrative
Sources:
Other
Collection Situations:
Other
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Irregular
Start Date:
01 January 2001
Time Lag:
2-6 months
Accessibility
Access
Access Service:
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.
Access Request Cost:
Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Jurisdictions:
GB-NIR
Data Controller:
Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency (NISRA)
Data Processor:
HSC Honest Broker Service
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
Research use only
Data Use Requirements:
Project-specific restrictions
Resource Creators:
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.
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
ICD10
Languages:
en
Formats:
- text
- csv
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Persons
Approximately 16,000 deaths registered per year
16000
Count
22 June 2021