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Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 8 Oct 2024 | Updated: 229 days ago

ONS Death Registration data for QResearch

Dataset

Documentation

Description:
Linked Death Registration data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) include information on the official date and causes of death.

Coverage

Spatial:
United Kingdom,England
Typical Age Range:
0-150
Follow Up:
> 10 Years
Pathway:
This dataset is representative of England and includes all patients registered on the ONS registry and so is complete

Provenance

Origin

Purposes:
Administrative
Collection Situations:
Other

Temporal

Accrual Periodicity:
Monthly
Distribution Release Date:
01 March 2022
Start Date:
01 April 1997
End Date:
31 March 2021
Time Lag:
2-4 weeks

Accessibility

Access

Access Service:
Remote Desktop to dedicated Windows Server. Standard Server Spec: 16GB RAM, 4 Logical Xeon Gold Processors, 200 GB HDD Max available Server Spec: 512GB RAM, 72 Logical Xeon Gold Processors, 2TB HDD. Tesla V100 GPU
Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Jurisdictions:
GB-ENG
Data Controller:
University of Oxford
Data Processor:
University of Oxford

Usage

Data Use Limitations:
  • Research-specific restrictions
  • Research use only
Data Use Requirements:
Ethics approval required
Resource Creators:
Office of National Statistics/NHS digital

Format and Standards

Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
ICD10
Languages:
en
Formats:
  • CSV
  • TSV
  • Stata
  • SQL Server Database

Observations

Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Persons
Number of patients matched to single death identifier
1158177
count
17 March 2022