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National Records of Scotland (NRS) - Deaths Data

Summary

This dataset is available through the Researcher Access Service.

Abstract

All registrations to the National Records of Scotland of deaths. Please note that cause of death information for the previous year is provisional and is only finalised in August of the subsequent year.

Keywords

Publisher

  • Name
    Public Health Scotland
  • Logo

    Not available

  • Description
    Not available
  • Contact point
    Not available

Documentation

Description

All registrations to the National Records of Scotland of deaths

Coverage

Spatial

  • Spatial coverage

    United Kingdom, Scotland

  • Geographic levels
    Not available

Temporal

  • Start date
    01/01/1981
  • End date
    Not available
  • Frequency
    Monthly
  • Distribution release date
    31/08/2020

Provenance

  • Purpose
    Other
  • Source
    Other
  • Collection situation
    Other

Access and governance

  • Conditions of access
    General research use

Requesting access to this data

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Usage

  • Conditions of use
    Institution-specific restrictions, Not for profit use
  • Resource creator
    None
  • Is referenced by
    Not available

Access

Format and standards

  • Language
    English
  • Format
    Text, csv

Enrichment and linkage

  • Related datasets
    • Not available
  • Linkage opportunity
    Not available
  • Tools
    • Not available

Synthetic data

Synthetic data is not yet available for this dataset.

Technical information

A JSON file is available with further technical information. This can include details of variables and data classes contained in the dataset.

Preview of JSON file

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    "datasetSubType": "Not applicable",
    "populationSize": -1
  },
  "coverage": {
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    "spatial": "United Kingdom,Scotland",
    "followUp": "Other",
    "typicalAgeRange": "0-150",
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  },
  "required": {
    "issued": "2024-10-03T00:00:00Z",
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    "modified": "2024-10-03T00:00:00Z",
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      }
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  },
  "provenance": {
    "origin": {
      "source": "Other",
      "purpose": "Other",
      "imageContrast": "Not stated",
      "collectionSituation": "Other"
    },
    "temporal": {
      "timeLag": "1-2 weeks",
      "startDate": "1981-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "accrualPeriodicity": "Monthly",
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    }
  },
  "observations": [
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      "measuredValue": 350505,
      "observationDate": "2021-01-17T00:00:00Z",
      "measuredProperty": "count",
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    }
  ],
  "accessibility": {
    "usage": {
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      },
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    },
    "access": {
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    }
  },
  "structuralMetadata": [
    {
      "name": "NRS Deaths",
      "columns": [
        {
          "sensitive": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "NRS Deaths",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "DATE_OF_BIRTH",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Date of birth"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "NRS Deaths",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "DATE_OF_DEATH",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Date of Death"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "NRS Deaths",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "AGE",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Age at death in years"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "NRS Deaths",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "SEX",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "1 = male, 2 = female"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "NRS Deaths",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "ETHNICITY_CODE",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Only available from 2012"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "NRS Deaths",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "UNDERLYING_CAUSE_OF_DEATH",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "The disease or injury that initiated the train of events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "NRS Deaths",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_0",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "A disease, morbid condition or injury that either resulted in or contributed to death (up to 10 recorded)"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "NRS Deaths",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_1",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "NRS Deaths",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_2",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_2"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "NRS Deaths",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_3",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_3"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "NRS Deaths",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_4",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_4"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "NRS Deaths",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_5",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_5"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "NRS Deaths",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_6",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_6"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "NRS Deaths",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_7",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_7"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "NRS Deaths",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_8",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_8"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "name": "NRS Deaths",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_9",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_9"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "NRS Deaths",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "POST_MORTEM_INDICATOR",
          "sensitive": false
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tissuesSampleCollection": [
    {
      "materialType": "None/not available"
    }
  ]
}

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