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 October 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 | 8,276 | 17 | 8,293 | 99.8% |
| 2001 | 18,484 | 204 | 18,688 | 98.9% |
| 2002 | 18,040 | 289 | 18,329 | 98.4% |
| 2003 | 18,257 | 212 | 18,469 | 98.9% |
| 2004 | 19,010 | 286 | 19,296 | 98.5% |
| 2005 | 18,369 | 70 | 18,439 | 99.6% |
| 2006 | 17,348 | 232 | 17,580 | 98.7% |
| 2007 | 19,276 | 369 | 19,645 | 98.1% |
| 2008 | 21,435 | 429 | 21,864 | 98.0% |
| 2009 | 21,791 | 482 | 22,273 | 97.8% |
| 2010 | 20,401 | 370 | 20,771 | 98.2% |
| 2011 | 20,232 | 524 | 20,756 | 97.5% |
| 2012 | 20,348 | 490 | 20,838 | 97.6% |
| 2013 | 20,610 | 741 | 21,351 | 96.5% |
| 2014 | 21,159 | 1,108 | 22,267 | 95.0% |
| 2015 | 21,464 | 1,611 | 23,075 | 93.0% |
| 2016 | 21,307 | 1,625 | 22,932 | 92.9% |
| 2017 | 18,427 | 5,941 | 24,368 | 75.6% |
| 2018 | 12,304 | 11,906 | 24,210 | 50.8% |
| 2019 | 3,828 | 15,421 | 19,249 | 19.9% |
| Total | 360,366 | 42,327 | 402,693 | 89.5% |
Table 2: Case closure figures by jurisdiction and case status
| Jurisdiction | Closed cases | Open cases | Total cases | % Closed cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | 91,500 | 10,868 | 102,368 | 89.4% |
| VIC | 81,945 | 16,484 | 98,429 | 83.3% |
| QLD | 48,984 | 4,217 | 53,201 | 92.1% |
| SA | 47,460 | 2,568 | 50,028 | 94.9% |
| WA | 33,700 | 2,303 | 36,003 | 93.6% |
| TAS | 8,675 | 689 | 9,364 | 92.6% |
| NT | 5,630 | 264 | 5,894 | 95.5% |
| ACT | 5,932 | 174 | 6,106 | 97.2% |
| NZ | 36,540 | 4,760 | 41,300 | 88.5% |
| Total | 360,366 | 42,327 | 402,693 | 89.5% |
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 | 96% | 71% | 47% | 69% | |
| SA | 100% | 1% | 28% | 96% | |
| WA | 100% | 81% | 92% | 98% | |
| TAS | 98% | 85% | 92% | 91% | |
| NT | 98% | 94% | 76% | 98% | |
| ACT | 98% | 94% | 77% | 98% | |
| NZ | 99% | 98% | 84% | 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.