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National Records of Scotland (NRS) - Deaths Data

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All registrations to the National Records of Scotland of deaths

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[{"id": "", "description": null, "name": "NRS DEATHS", "dataElementsCount": 38, "dataElements": [{"id": "", "description": "See CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_0", "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_2", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Scotland Level deciles for SIMD", "name": "SIMD2012_SC_DECILE", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Urban/Rural 8-fold classification", "name": "UR8_2013_2014", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Causes of death refers to all diseases, morbid conditions or injuries that either resulted in or contributed to death, and the circumstances of the accident or violence that produced any such injuries.", "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_0", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "See CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_0", "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_8", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Urban/Rural 8-fold classification", "name": "UR8_2009_2010", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Urban/Rural 8-fold classification", "name": "UR8_2007_2008", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Scotland Level deciles for SIMD", "name": "SIMD2004_SC_DECILE", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Ethnicity of the deceased person (code)", "name": "ETHNICITY_CODE", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "See CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_0", "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_9", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Age at death", "name": "AGE", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Scotland Level deciles for SIMD", "name": "SIMD2006_SC_DECILE", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "See CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_0", "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_6", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "See CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_0", "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_1", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "The civil status of each individual in relation to the marriage laws or customs of the country.", "name": "MARITAL_STATUS", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "See CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_0", "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_4", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Urban/Rural 8-fold classification", "name": "UR8_2005_2006", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "The disease or injury that initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death or the circumstances of the accident or violence that produced the injury.", "name": "UNDERLYING_CAUSE_OF_DEATH", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Gender / Sex", "name": "SEX", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Scotland Level deciles for SIMD", "name": "SIMD2020_SC_DECILE", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Urban/Rural 8-fold classification", "name": "UR8_2011_2012", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Urban/Rural 8-fold classification", "name": "UR8_2016", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": null, "name": "PSEUDO-ANONYMISED ID NUMBER", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Date of death / Date of event", "name": "DATE_OF_DEATH", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Scotland Level deciles for SIMD", "name": "SIMD2016_SC_DECILE", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Institution code where death occurred.", "name": "INSTITUTION", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "See CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_0", "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_5", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "See CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_0", "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_3", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Urban/Rural 8-fold classification", "name": "UR8_2003_2004", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "See CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_0", "name": "CAUSE_OF_DEATH_CODE_7", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Postcode of residence", "name": "POSTCODE", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Deceased's NHS Health Board of residence based on current health board geography", "name": "HBRES_2014", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Scotland Level deciles for SIMD", "name": "SIMD2020_SC_DECILE\nSIMD2016_SC_DECILE\nSIMD2012_SC_DECILE\nSIMD2009_SC_DECILE\nSIMD2006_SC_DECILE\nSIMD2004_SC_DECILE", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "NHS Health Board area where death occurred based on current health board geography", "name": "HBLOC_2014", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Scotland Level deciles for SIMD", "name": "SIMD2009_SC_DECILE", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Information regarding whether or not a post morten has been performed or proposed.", "name": "POST_MORTEM_INDICATOR", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Urban/Rural 8-fold classification", "name": "UR8_2003_2004\nUR8_2005_2006\nUR8_2007_2008\nUR8_2009_2010\nUR8_2011_2012\nUR8_2013_2014 \nUR8_2016", "type": "PrimitiveType"}, {"id": "", "description": "Date of birth", "name": "DATE_OF_BIRTH", "type": "PrimitiveType"}]}]
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  • Documentation
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  • Language
    English
  • Geographic Area
    Scotland

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National Records of Scotland (NRS) - Deaths Data - variables

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  • Creator
    malcolmi
  • Documentation
    All registrations to the National Records of Scotland of deaths
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  • Formal release or publication date
    2021-09-08
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    English
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  • Start time period of data covered by this dataset
    1981-01-01
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