Reference Year Year in which a registered death was coded. This variable [ref_year] determines what data items are available and the coding edition used to code the cause of death. Date of death The date of death of the individual. [dthdte] Full date of death is rarely released for data linkage projects; please ensure that you include detailed justification if you require full date of death. Age at Death Age in Years Age in years. [ageyrs] Fractional age Age at death during the first year of life (0 years) is recorded in 1 - 120 = Age in years (less than 1 year of age) completed months, days, hours or minutes. If aged between 1 201 - 211 = Age in months with prefix of 2 [age] and 11 months, age at death is recorded in months. If aged 299 = Unknown months between 1 and 28 days, age at death is recorded in days. If aged 301 - 327 = Age in days with a prefix of 3 between 1 and 23 hours, age at death is recorded in hours. If 398 = Unknown days aged less than an hour, age at death is recorded in minutes. If 401 - 423 = Age in hours with a prefix of 4 age is less than one minute, age at death is recorded in 499 = Unknown hours seconds. 500 - 559 = Age in minutes with a prefix of 5 599 = Unknown minutes 601 - 659 = Age in seconds with a prefix of 6 699 = Unknown seconds 999 = Not stated Place of Birth The country or state/territory (if born in Australia) in which the Coding has changed many times and is inconsistent. Use [birthplace] deceased person was born. with care. In 2009 the classification changed from Standard Australian Classification of Countries (SACC) 1998 (Revision 2.03) to the 2008 version of the SACC. Since 2012 the 2011 version of SACC has been used. Country of Birth The country in which the deceased person was born, Australian [sacc] states have been recoded to Australia.
Reference Year [ref_year] Year in which a registered death was coded. This variable determines what data items are available and the coding edition used to code the cause of death. Date of death [dthdte] The date of death of the individual. Full date of death is rarely released for data linkage projects; please ensure that you include detailed justification if you require full date of death. Age at Death Age in Years [ageyrs] Age in years. Fractional age (less than 1 year of age) [age] Age at death during the first year of life (0 years) is recorded in completed months, days, hours or minutes. If aged between 1 and 11 months, age at death is recorded in months. If aged between 1 and 28 days, age at death is recorded in days. If aged between 1 and 23 hours, age at death is recorded in hours. If aged less than an hour, age at death is recorded in minutes. If age is less than one minute, age at death is recorded in seconds. 1 - 120 = Age in years 201 - 211 = Age in months with prefix of 2 299 = Unknown months 301 - 327 = Age in days with a prefix of 3 398 = Unknown days 401 - 423 = Age in hours with a prefix of 4 499 = Unknown hours 500 - 559 = Age in minutes with a prefix of 5 599 = Unknown minutes 601 - 659 = Age in seconds with a prefix of 6 699 = Unknown seconds 999 = Not stated Place of Birth [birthplace] The country or state/territory (if born in Australia) in which the deceased person was born. In 2009 the classification changed from Standard Australian Classification of Countries (SACC) 1998 (Revision 2.03) to the 2008 version of the SACC. Since 2012 the 2011 version of SACC has been used. Coding has changed many times and is inconsistent. Use with care. Country of Birth [sacc] The country in which the deceased person was born, Australian states have been recoded to Australia.