Mortality statistics in Northern Ireland: past uses and future possibilities
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O'Reilly, Dermot. 'Mortality statistics in Northern Ireland: past uses and future possibilities'. - Dublin: Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland,Vol. XXXV, 2005/2006, pp218-246Download Item:
Abstract:
The compulsory registration of births and deaths was established
throughout most European countries during the 19th century. Enabling legislation
was introduced for Ireland in 1863 with the first registration report produced in
1864. Mortality data are derived from the medical certification of cause of death
issued by the medical practitioner together with information given to the registrar by
the informant. These data fulfil the primary role of legal documentation and
secondly provide a source of vital statistics on the population. For the last century
such data have formed the cornerstone of our understanding of the health status of
the population and of the health needs of society, but now at the start of the 21st
century it is perhaps opportune to look at their current utility and possible value in
future years. The legal requirement for registration remains unchanged but the
question that this paper addresses is `in an aging society, where the exact cause of
death is more difficult to discern - what is the future for mortality statistics??
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Read before the Society, 27 April 2006
Author: O'Reilly, Dermot
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Journal of The Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of IrelandVol. XXXV 2005/2006
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Demographic statistics, MortalityISSN:
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