Canadian Vital Statistics - Death Database
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The objective of this database is to collect demographic and medical (cause of death) information annually and monthly from all provincial and territorial vital statistics registries on all deaths in Canada.
Information on the study description is adapted from Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics - Death Database, 2021-10-26. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
- Start Year
- 1921
- Supplementary Information
Visit CVSD
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Design
- Study design
- Registry
- Follow Up
- Data collection took place annually and monthly.
Recruitment
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- No Limit
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
CVSD population
The population is composed of Canadian residents and non-residents who died in Canada.
Selection Criteria
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Canada
- Territory
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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- Other Criteria
- Supplementary Information about selection criteria
- Data are not available for Yukon as of 2017.
Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- Other : All provincial and territorial vital statistics registries on all deaths in Canada
- Supplementary Information
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Responding to the survey is mandatory. After a death event, an informant completes and supplies the death registration form to the funeral director, and the medical certificate of cause of death, completed by the medical practitioner last in attendance, or by a coroner, if an inquest or enquiry was held.
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- No Limit
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Data Collection Event
Data on age, sex, marital status, place of residence and birthplace of the deceased; date of death; underlying cause of death classified to the " World Health Organization International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems" (ICD); province or territory of occurrence of death; place of accident (for most non-transport accidental deaths); autopsy (whether one was held, and if so, whether the results of it were taken into account in establishing the cause of death) was collected.
For reference years up to 2010, postal code information was collected using the Postal Code Conversion File Plus (PCCF+).
- Start Date
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1921
- Data sources
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- Administrative databases
- Other : Postal Code Conversion File Plus program
- Data sources - Administrative databases
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- Vital statistics databases
Classifications
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Diseases
- Symptoms and signs
- Medication and supplements
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Health and community care services utilization
- Death
- Physical measures and assessments
- Laboratory measures
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Preschool, school and work life
- Social environment and relationships
- Physical environment
- Administrative information
Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Age/birthdate
Sex/gender
Marital/partner status
Residence
Birthplace
Income, possessions, and benefits
Other socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Diseases
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)
Death
Vital status
Cause of death
Other end of life or death-related information
Administrative information
Identifiers
Data and sample collection center-related information
Other administrative information