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Death registrations in England and Wales indexed

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Summary

Annual final death registration data, collected as part of civil registration, providing information on deaths that are registered in England and Wales.

Description

These datasets include all deaths registered in England and Wales for the time periods specified. Data are supplied to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) by the Local Registration Service, in partnership with the General Register Office (GRO). Coding for cause of death is carried out according to the World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) and internationally agreed rules, allowing for international comparisons. Deaths registered in England and Wales to those usually resident outside of England and Wales are included. Deaths registered outside of England and Wales to those usually resident in England and Wales are excluded.

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About this data

Data creator
Office for National Statistics
Temporal coverage
01 January 2018 to 31 December 2021
Frequency
Annual
Dataset theme
Society
Restrictions for access
Access for all accredited researchers
Project approval
Projects must be accredited
Search keywords
COVID-19 Mortality Health

Metadata

Metadata

Dataset themeMain category for the topic of the resource
Society
Dataset resource typeThe type of the dataset resource
Administrative
Geographic coverageThe geographic area covered by the dataset
England and Wales
Temporal coverageThe timeframes covered by these data
01 January 2018 to 31 December 2021
FrequencyThe frequency at which the dataset resource is published or updated
Annual
Geographic levelThe lowest level of geography covered by the dataset
Postcode
Data creatorThe name of the organisation that produced or published this resource
Office for National Statistics
Data contributorsThe name(s) of any organisation(s), other than the data supplier or provider, that have data which are included in this dataset resource
Licensing statusThe license used for making this resource available and defining how it can be used
Restricted
Disclosure controlThe standard or bespoke disclosure control rules that apply to this dataset
Bespoke disclosure rules apply
Restrictions for accessRestrictions for users and researchers accessing data in Google Cloud Platform
Access for all accredited researchers
Research outputsThe approval route researchers must take for their outputs to be published
Research outputs must be sent to the data owner
Project approvalThe project approvals needed for this resource
Projects must be accredited
Research disclaimerThe disclaimer required to be published with the outputs for this dataset
No requirements
AcronymAny other names or acronyms used to refer to the data
ProvenanceDetails of how this dataset resource came to be generated
Administrative