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 2 April 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 | 18,476 | 215 | 18,691 | 98.8% |
| 2002 | 18,019 | 314 | 18,333 | 98.3% |
| 2003 | 18,250 | 223 | 18,473 | 98.8% |
| 2004 | 18,947 | 355 | 19,302 | 98.2% |
| 2005 | 18,366 | 74 | 18,440 | 99.6% |
| 2006 | 17,343 | 242 | 17,585 | 98.6% |
| 2007 | 19,252 | 398 | 19,650 | 98.0% |
| 2008 | 21,413 | 458 | 21,871 | 97.9% |
| 2009 | 21,745 | 542 | 22,287 | 97.6% |
| 2010 | 20,305 | 474 | 20,779 | 97.7% |
| 2011 | 20,212 | 557 | 20,769 | 97.3% |
| 2012 | 20,323 | 516 | 20,839 | 97.5% |
| 2013 | 20,576 | 787 | 21,363 | 96.3% |
| 2014 | 21,075 | 1,208 | 22,283 | 94.6% |
| 2015 | 21,257 | 1,834 | 23,091 | 92.1% |
| 2016 | 20,122 | 2,857 | 22,979 | 87.6% |
| 2017 | 14,774 | 9,764 | 24,583 | 60.2% |
| 2018 | 8,125 | 16,126 | 24,251 | 33.5% |
| 2019 | 248 | 6,352 | 6,600 | 3.8% |
| Total | 347,102 | 43,315 | 390,417 | 88.9% |
Table 2: Case closure figures by jurisdiction and case status
| Jurisdiction | Closed cases | Open cases | Total cases | % Closed cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | 88,605 | 11,255 | 99,860 | 88.7% |
| VIC | 77,829 | 17,105 | 94,934 | 82.0% |
| QLD | 47,852 | 4,345 | 52,197 | 91.7% |
| SA | 46,171 | 2,467 | 48,638 | 94.9% |
| WA | 32,396 | 2,333 | 34,729 | 93.3% |
| TAS | 8,401 | 619 | 9,020 | 93.1% |
| NT | 5,496 | 253 | 5,749 | 95.6% |
| ACT | 5,631 | 298 | 5,292 | 95.0% |
| NZ | 34,721 | 4,640 | 39,361 | 88.2% |
| Total | 347,102 | 4,315 | 390,417 | 88.9% |
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% | 72% | |
| VIC | 93% | 95% | 98% | 93% | |
| QLD | 96% | 70% | 45% | 68% | |
| SA | 100% | 0% | 29% | 96% | |
| WA | 100% | 79% | 91% | 98% | |
| TAS | 98% | 84% | 92% | 91% | |
| NT | 97% | 94% | 75% | 98% | |
| ACT | 98% | 93% | 75% | 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.