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Deaths - National Records of Scotland

Summary

Abstract

Nationally curated data for Scotland showing the date and cause(s) of death.

Keywords

DataLoch NRS SIMD Cause of Death

Publisher

  • Name
    DataLoch
  • Logo

    Not available

  • Description
    Not available
  • Contact point
    Not available

Documentation

Description

Cause of death data from National Records Scotland (NRS, formerly General Registrar Office (GRO) including ICD-9/ICD-10 codes. Cause of death records are subject to change potentially long after the date of death.

Coverage

Spatial

  • Spatial coverage

    United Kingdom, Scotland

  • Geographic levels
    Not available

Temporal

  • Start date
    01/01/1979
  • End date
    Not available
  • Frequency
    Monthly
  • Distribution release date
    Not available

Provenance

  • Purpose
    Administrative
  • Source
    Other
  • Collection situation
    Other

Access and governance

  • Conditions of access
    Project-specific restrictions

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Usage

  • Conditions of use
    Not available
  • Resource creator
    National Records of Scotland
  • 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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    "followUp": "Other",
    "typicalAgeRange": "0-150"
  },
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    "origin": {
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    },
    "temporal": {
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      "startDate": "1979-01-01",
      "accrualPeriodicity": "Monthly"
    }
  },
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      },
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    },
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    },
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  }
}

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