Vital Statistics — Deaths Registration
Department of Social Protection, prepared by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) for the Minister for Social Protection. Data received from the General Register Office (GRO).
1864
To collect vital statistics on all deaths in Ireland.
All deaths in Ireland.
Data received on an ongoing basis from the GRO.
The data is collected under the Vital Statistics Act 1952 and Section 73 of the Civil Registration Act 2004.
Eurostat & General Public.
Date of death, address of residence of deceased, place of death, cause of death, occupation of deceased, age of deceased, sex of deceased, marital status of deceased.
Not available.
N/A.
N/A.
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.
ICD-10.
Approximately 30,000 records created on average nationally.
Quarterly and annually.
On-line from CSO website or in hard copy
https://www.cso.ie/en/aboutus/lgdp/csodatapolicies/dataforresearchers/
Yes.