ABS Death Registrations Collection
Data Source Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Item type: | Data Source |
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METEOR identifier: | 394481 |
Description: | Mortality data are a key source of information on the health status of Australians. Statistics on deaths are a by-product of the administrative process by which registrars of births, deaths and marriages register deaths. It is a legal requirement of each state and territory that all deaths are registered. Information about the deceased is supplied by a relative or other person acquainted wtih the deceased, or by an official of the institution where the death occurred. |
Link to data source: | ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics). Deaths, Australia. ABS cat. no. 3302.0. http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/mf/3302.0 Quality Declaration Summary http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/[email protected]/0/9FD0E6AAA0BB3388CA25750B000E3CF5?OpenDocument |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Frequency: | Annual |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Data custodian: | Australian Bureau of Statistics |