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Person—date of death, DDMMYYYY

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termDate of death
METEOR identifier:Help on this term287305
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 30/09/2005
  • Disability, Standard 13/08/2015
  • Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
  • WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015
Definition:Help on this termThe date of death of the person, expressed as DDMMYYYY.
Data Element Concept:Person—date of death

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termDate
Data type:Help on this termDate/Time
Format:Help on this termDDMMYYYY
Maximum character length:Help on this term8

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

Recorded for persons who have died.

Where Date of birth is collected, Date of death must be equal to or greater than Date of birth for the same person.

Collection methods:Help on this term

It is recommended that in cases where all components of the date of death are not known or where an estimate is arrived at from age, a valid date be used together with a flag to indicate that it is an estimate.

For record identification and/or the derivation of other metadata items that require accurate date of death information, estimated dates of death should be identified by a date accuracy indicator to prevent inappropriate use of date of death data. The linking of client records from diverse sources, the sharing of patient data, and data analysis for research and planning all rely heavily on the accuracy and integrity of the collected data. In order to maintain data integrity and the greatest possible accuracy an indication of the accuracy of the date collected is critical. The collection of Date accuracy indicator may be essential in confirming or refuting the positive identification of a person. For this reason it is strongly recommended that the data element Date accuracy indicator also be recorded at the time of record creation to flag the accuracy of the data.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:Help on this termHealth Data Standards Committee

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes PDFDate of death, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (13.5 KB) No registration status
See also Person with cancer—date of initial medical specialist consultation, DDMMYYYY
  • Health, Standard 04/02/2015
See also Person with cancer—date of initial primary health care consultation, DDMMYYYY
  • Health, Standard 04/02/2015
Has been superseded by Person—date of death, DDMMYYYY
  • Health, Standard 05/10/2016
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 03/05/2021
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +

Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSSHealth, Superseded 01/09/2012

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

If a date of death is recorded, the cause of death must also be recorded. These data are recorded regardless of the cause of death.

Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSSHealth, Superseded 02/05/2013

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

If a date of death is recorded, the cause of death must also be recorded. These data are recorded regardless of the cause of death.

Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) NBPDS Health, Recorded 15/05/2017

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

If a date of death is recorded, the cause of death must also be recorded. These data are recorded regardless of the cause of death.


Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) NBPDS 2013-Health, Standard 02/05/2013

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

DSS specific information:

If a date of death is recorded, the cause of death must also be recorded. These data are recorded regardless of the cause of death.


Cancer (clinical) DSSHealth, Superseded 07/12/2005

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

This field must be greater than or equal to Date of diagnosis of primary cancer.

Cancer (clinical) DSSHealth, Superseded 06/03/2009

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

This field must be greater than or equal to Date of diagnosis of primary cancer.

Cancer (clinical) DSSHealth, Superseded 22/12/2009

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

This field must be greater than or equal to Date of diagnosis of primary cancer.

Cancer (clinical) DSSHealth, Superseded 07/12/2011

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

This field must be greater than or equal to Date of diagnosis of primary cancer.

Cancer (clinical) DSSHealth, Superseded 08/05/2014

DSS specific attributes +

Conditional obligation:

Recorded when the patient has died.

DSS specific information:

This field must be greater than or equal to Date of diagnosis of primary cancer.

Cancer (clinical) DSSHealth, Superseded 14/05/2015

DSS specific attributes +

Conditional obligation:

Recorded when the patient has died.

DSS specific information:

This field must be greater than or equal to Date of diagnosis of primary cancer.

Cancer (clinical) NBPDSHealth, Standard 14/05/2015

DSS specific attributes +

Conditional obligation:

Recorded when the patient has died.

DSS specific information:

This field must be greater than or equal to Date of diagnosis of primary cancer.


Health care provider identification DSSHealth, Superseded 04/07/2007

Health care provider identification DSSHealth, Superseded 03/12/2008

Health care provider identification DSSHealth, Retired 20/03/2013

National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2014-18Health, Superseded 06/09/2018

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2014

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018

Conditional obligation:

Only to be answered if the person has died.


Person details data dictionaryCommunity Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012
Disability, Standard 13/08/2015

WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2013-14WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

In the NAPAAWL DC this data item has:

  • Synonymous name: PER_DATE_OF_DEATH
  • Short name: Patient date of death.

WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2014-15WA Health, Standard 24/04/2015

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

In the NAPAAWL DC this data item has:

  • Synonymous name: PER_DATE_OF_DEATH
  • Short name: Patient date of death.

WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2016-17WA Health, Standard 30/05/2017

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

In the NAPAAWL DC this data item has:

  • Synonymous name: PER_DATE_OF_DEATH
  • Short name: Patient date of death.

Implementation in Indicators:Help on this term
Used as Numerator

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.1.5–Survival of people diagnosed with cancer, 2019Health, Standard 09/04/2020

National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: PI 11-Colorectal cancer mortality rateHealth, Superseded 06/09/2018

National Healthcare Agreement: P44-Survival of people diagnosed with cancer, 2010Health, Superseded 08/06/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: P44-Survival of people diagnosed with cancer, 2010Health, Superseded 08/06/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09–Incidence of heart attacks (acute coronary events), 2016Health, Superseded 31/01/2017

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09–Incidence of heart attacks (acute coronary events), 2017Health, Superseded 30/01/2018

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09–Incidence of heart attacks (acute coronary events), 2018Health, Superseded 19/06/2019

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09–Incidence of heart attacks (acute coronary events), 2019Health, Superseded 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09–Incidence of heart attacks (acute coronary events), 2020Health, Standard 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09–Incidence of heart attacks (acute coronary events), 2021Health, Standard 16/09/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09–Incidence of heart attacks (acute coronary events), 2022Health, Standard 24/09/2021

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24-Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2013Health, Superseded 30/04/2014

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24-Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2013Health, Superseded 30/04/2014

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24-Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2014Health, Superseded 14/01/2015

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24-Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2014Health, Superseded 14/01/2015

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24-Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2015Health, Superseded 08/07/2016

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24-Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2015Health, Superseded 08/07/2016

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24–Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2016Health, Superseded 31/01/2017

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24–Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2016Health, Superseded 31/01/2017

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24–Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2017Health, Superseded 30/01/2018

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24–Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2017Health, Superseded 30/01/2018

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24–Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2018Health, Superseded 19/06/2019

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24–Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2018Health, Superseded 19/06/2019

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24–Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2019Health, Superseded 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24–Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2019Health, Superseded 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24–Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2020Health, Standard 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24–Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2021Health, Standard 16/09/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24–Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2022Health, Standard 24/09/2021

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 44-Survival of people diagnosed with cancer, 2011Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 44-Survival of people diagnosed with cancer, 2011Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 44-Survival of people diagnosed with cancer, 2012Health, Superseded 25/06/2013

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 44-Survival of people diagnosed with cancer, 2012Health, Superseded 25/06/2013

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: P01-Estimated life expectancy at birth, 2010Community Services (retired), Superseded 04/04/2011

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: P02-Mortality rate (and excess deaths) by leading causes, 2010Community Services (retired), Superseded 04/04/2011

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: P02-Mortality rate (and excess deaths) by leading causes, 2010Community Services (retired), Superseded 04/04/2011

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: P10-Mortality rates (and excess deaths) for children under 5 by leading causes, 2010Community Services (retired), Superseded 04/04/2011

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 01-Estimated life expectancy at birth, 2011Indigenous, Superseded 01/07/2012

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 02-Mortality rate (and excess deaths) by leading causes, 2011Indigenous, Superseded 01/07/2012

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 02-Mortality rate (and excess deaths) by leading causes, 2011Indigenous, Superseded 01/07/2012

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 02-Mortality rate (and excess deaths) by leading causes, 2012Indigenous, Superseded 13/06/2013

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 02-Mortality rate (and excess deaths) by leading causes, 2012Indigenous, Superseded 13/06/2013

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 02-Mortality rate by leading causes, 2013Indigenous, Superseded 13/12/2013

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 02-Mortality rate by leading causes, 2013Indigenous, Superseded 13/12/2013

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 02-Mortality rate by leading causes, 2014Indigenous, Superseded 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 02-Mortality rate by leading causes, 2014Indigenous, Superseded 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 06-Under five mortality rate by leading cause, 2013Indigenous, Superseded 13/12/2013

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 06-Under five mortality rate by leading cause, 2014Indigenous, Superseded 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 10-Mortality rates (and excess deaths) by leading causes for children under 5, 2011Indigenous, Superseded 01/07/2012

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 10-Mortality rates (and excess deaths) by leading causes for children under 5, 2012Indigenous, Superseded 13/06/2013

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