The NCIS provides statistics about case closure and document attachment figures. This information can assist users in interpreting search results. Statistics are updated quarterly.
Last updated 1 July 2019.
Case closure
Table 1: Case closure figures by year of notification and case status
| Year of notification | Closed cases | Open cases | Total cases | % Closed cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,275 | 18 | 8,293 | 99.8% |
| 2001 | 18,476 | 212 | 18,688 | 98.9% |
| 2002 | 18,033 | 296 | 18,329 | 98.4% |
| 2003 | 18,255 | 214 | 18,469 | 98.8% |
| 2004 | 19,000 | 296 | 19,296 | 98.5% |
| 2005 | 18,369 | 70 | 18,439 | 99.6% |
| 2006 | 17,345 | 240 | 17,585 | 98.6% |
| 2007 | 19,258 | 387 | 19,645 | 98.0% |
| 2008 | 21,414 | 451 | 21,865 | 97.9% |
| 2009 | 21,759 | 517 | 22,276 | 97.7% |
| 2010 | 20,327 | 446 | 20,773 | 97.9% |
| 2011 | 20,219 | 541 | 20,760 | 97.4% |
| 2012 | 20,334 | 504 | 20,838 | 97.6% |
| 2013 | 20,589 | 765 | 21,354 | 96.4% |
| 2014 | 21,124 | 1,144 | 22,268 | 94.9% |
| 2015 | 21,356 | 1,716 | 23,072 | 92.6% |
| 2016 | 20,686 | 2,250 | 22,936 | 90.2% |
| 2017 | 16,350 | 8,158 | 24,508 | 66.7% |
| 2018 | 10,248 | 13,953 | 24,201 | 42.3% |
| 2019 | 1,764 | 11,291 | 13,055 | 13.5% |
| Total | 353,181 | 43,469 | 396,650 | 89.0% |
Table 2: Case closure figures by jurisdiction and case status
| Jurisdiction | Closed cases | Open cases | Total cases | % Closed cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | 90,159 | 10,879 | 101,038 | 89.2% |
| VIC | 79,152 | 17,459 | 96,611 | 81.9% |
| QLD | 48,498 | 4,496 | 52,994 | 91.5% |
| SA | 46,858 | 2,448 | 49,306 | 95.0% |
| WA | 33,090 | 2,291 | 35,381 | 93.5% |
| TAS | 8,516 | 680 | 9,196 | 92.6% |
| NT | 5,573 | 251 | 5,824 | 95.7% |
| ACT | 5,782 | 240 | 6,022 | 96.0% |
| NZ | 35,553 | 4,725 | 40,278 | 88.3% |
| Total | 353,181 | 43,469 | 396,650 | 89.0% |
New Zealand data upload is restricted to closed cases. Statistics on open cases are provided by Coronial Services of New Zealand for statistical purposes only.
Document attachment
Table 3: Document attachment rates by jurisdiction and document type
| Document type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Police | Autopsy | Toxicology | Finding | |
| NSW | 56% | 76% | 68% | 78% | |
| VIC | 93% | 95% | 98% | 93% | |
| QLD | 95% | 71% | 46% | 69% | |
| SA | 100% | 1% | 29% | 96% | |
| WA | 100% | 80% | 91% | 98% | |
| TAS | 98% | 85% | 92% | 91% | |
| NT | 98% | 94% | 75% | 98% | |
| ACT | 98% | 94% | 76% | 98% | |
| NZ | 99% | 98% | 83% | 99% | |
Note: only cases where a particular document type was produced have been included in the preparation of this data.
ICD-10 coding
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes are provided to the NCIS annually by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and New Zealand Ministry of Health.