Vital Statistics - Deaths Registration

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The data is collected under the Vital Statistics Act 1952 and Section 73 of the Civil Registration Act 2004. **Purpose:** To collect vital statistics on all deaths in Ireland. **Coverage:** All deaths in Ireland. Data received on an ongoing basis from the GRO.

Health Category

Public Health

Theme

Chronic Disease

Language

Eng

Access Rights

Non Public

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epidemiology health registry
Organization
Department of Social Protection
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Creative Commons Attribution

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Identifier NDC-0127
Isopen True
Issued 1864-01-01
License Id cc-by
License Title Creative Commons Attribution
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Max Typical Age 65
Metadata Created 2026-03-19T17:16:35.525733
Metadata Modified 2026-03-19T17:16:35.525736
Min Typical Age 18
Modified 2025-08-19
Name vital-statistics-deaths-registration-127
Notes The data is collected under the Vital Statistics Act 1952 and Section 73 of the Civil Registration Act 2004. **Purpose:** To collect vital statistics on all deaths in Ireland. **Coverage:** All deaths in Ireland. Data received on an ongoing basis from the GRO.
Num Resources 0
Num Tags 3
Number Of Records 172728
Number Of Unique Individuals 231230
Private False
Provenance All data is received electronically. Prior to Sept 2003, data was coded from death certificates. In September 2003, electronic transfer of data from the General Registry Office commenced on a phased basis. Data is received weekly from the GRO.
Title Vital Statistics - Deaths Registration
Type dataset