National Drug-Related Deaths Index (NDRDI)
Health Research Board, Department of Health, Department of Justice and Equality
2005
Epidemiological monitoring of cases of drug- and alcohol-related deaths, deaths among drug users and among alcohol dependent persons in Ireland. The objective of the National Drug-Related Deaths Index (NDRDI) is to provide high-quality data so that the State can respond in a timely manner with accurate data on drug-related mortality.
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NDRDI is an epidemiological database which records cases of drug- and alcohol-related deaths, deaths among drug users and among alcohol dependent persons in Ireland.
NDRDI is an epidemiological database which records cases of drug- and alcohol-related deaths, deaths among drug users and among alcohol dependent persons in Ireland.
The Coroner Service, the General Mortality Register through the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the HSE’s Central Treatment List and Hospital In-Patient Enquiry (HIPE).
Staff from the HRB manually collect data from coronial files relating to all deaths where a history of drug use and or alcohol dependency was recorded or where drug or alcohol misuse was implicated in the death. Data from the other agencies is submitted in electronic format.
Under revision as part of HRB LINK project.
HIPE data — International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Cause of death for the General Mortality Register — WHO ICD-10.
Approximately 1,400 records created on average annually.
Data is collected and published on an annual basis.
Requests for information.
Website updates annually.
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A new online off-line system will be developed for the NDRDI in 2017 as part of the HRB LINK project, to improve data security.