The NCIS provides operational statistics about case closure and document attachment figures. This information is intended to assist users in interpreting search results. Statistics are updated quarterly.
Last updated 9 January 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 | 8,274 | 19 | 8,293 | 99.8% |
| 2001 | 18,472 | 221 | 18,693 | 98.8% |
| 2002 | 18,018 | 315 | 18,333 | 98.3% |
| 2003 | 18,246 | 226 | 18,472 | 98.8% |
| 2004 | 18,939 | 365 | 19,304 | 98.1% |
| 2005 | 18,366 | 74 | 18,440 | 99.6% |
| 2006 | 17,331 | 259 | 17,589 | 98.5% |
| 2007 | 19,220 | 430 | 19,650 | 97.8% |
| 2008 | 21,392 | 485 | 21,877 | 97.8% |
| 2009 | 21,730 | 633 | 22,363 | 97.2% |
| 2010 | 20,273 | 508 | 20,781 | 97.6% |
| 2011 | 20,162 | 610 | 20,772 | 97.1% |
| 2012 | 20,289 | 557 | 20,846 | 97.3% |
| 2013 | 20,512 | 850 | 21,362 | 96.0% |
| 2014 | 20,993 | 1,290 | 22,283 | 94.2% |
| 2015 | 21,117 | 1,979 | 23,096 | 91.4% |
| 2016 | 19,865 | 3,142 | 23,007 | 86.3% |
| 2017 | 13,964 | 10,585 | 24,549 | 56.9% |
| 2018 | 5,965 | 18,581 | 24,546 | 24.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 300 | 301 | 0.3% |
| Total | 343,128 | 41,429 | 384,557 | 89.2% |
Table 2: Case closure figures by jurisdiction and case status
| Jurisdiction | Closed cases | Open cases | Total cases | % Closed cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | 87,551 | 10,947 | 98,498 | 88.9% |
| VIC | 77,704 | 15,781 | 93,485 | 83.1% |
| QLD | 47,200 | 4,352 | 51,552 | 91.6% |
| SA | 45,557 | 2,482 | 48,039 | 94.8% |
| WA | 31,720 | 2,460 | 34,180 | 92.8% |
| TAS | 8,278 | 607 | 8,885 | 93.2% |
| NT | 5,429 | 257 | 5,686 | 95.5% |
| ACT | 5,630 | 241 | 5,871 | 95.9% |
| NZ | 34,059 | 4,302 | 38,361 | 88.8% |
| Total | 343,128 | 41,429 | 384,557 | 89.2% |
New Zealand data upload is restricted to closed cases. Statistics on open cases are provided by the New Zealand Coroners Court for statistical purposes only.
Document attachment
Table 3: Document attachment rates by jurisdiction and document type
| Document type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Police | Autopsy | Toxicology | Finding | |
| NSW | 55% | 76% | 68% | 64% | |
| VIC | 93% | 95% | 98% | 92% | |
| QLD | 96% | 69% | 44% | 67% | |
| SA | 100% | 0% | 29% | 96% | |
| WA | 100% | 79% | 91% | 98% | |
| TAS | 98% | 84% | 92% | 91% | |
| NT | 97% | 93% | 75% | 98% | |
| ACT | 98% | 93% | 76% | 98% | |
| NZ | 99% | 98% | 83% | 99% | |
Please 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 annually to the NCIS by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and New Zealand Ministry of Health.