A number of updates have been applied to the supplementary codes that support Australian coronial data in the NCIS: The display of ICD-10 codes has been enhanced Two quarterly updates (April to June, July to September) for incident, residential and death address geocoding have been completed Indigenous status and Place of birth data sourced from Births, Deaths and Marriages Registries for deaths reported to an Australian coroner in 2019 have been uploaded to the NCIS. [...]
Sunday 10 October is World Mental Health Day, an initiative to raise awareness of mental health issues and mobilise support efforts. The NCIS is a valuable data collection that supports the development of death and injury prevention strategies by providing access to coronial data for death investigation and research. A new fact sheet has been released by the NCIS Unit today highlighting the frequency of intentional self-harm deaths of health professionals in Australia. The fact [...]
The NCIS Unit provides operational statistics on a quarterly basis to assist users in interpreting search results. The NCIS operational statistics have been updated as of 1 October 2021, and include figures by year and jurisdiction. The applicable statistics are: Case closure Document attachment View NCIS operational statistics
This month is National Safe Work Month, a time for workers and employers across Australia to commit to safe and healthy workplaces for all Australians. The NCIS is a valuable data collection that supports the development of death and injury prevention strategies by providing access to coronial data for death investigation and research. Safe Work Australia is a core funder of the NCIS Unit and provides supplementary data to the NCIS for Australian work-related deaths, [...]
NCIS Fatal facts edition 68 released 30 September 2021 Fatal facts edition 68 contains summaries of cases and recommendations made between January and March 2021. A coroner may make recommendations following an investigation that relate to public health and safety to help prevent similar deaths in the future. Fatal facts is a unique NCIS service providing access to coronial recommendations from across all Australian states and territories. It contains [...]
NCIS Fatal facts edition 67 released 16 June 2021 Fatal facts edition 67 contains summaries of cases and recommendations made between October and December 2020. A coroner may make recommendations following an investigation that relate to public health and safety to help prevent similar deaths in the future. Fatal facts is a unique NCIS service providing access to coronial recommendations from across all Australian states and territories. It contains [...]
Latest NCIS Mortality data series fact sheets released 5 May 2021 The latest NCIS Mortality data series fact sheets have been released today. The fact sheets, Mortality data series 2018, examine all closed case deaths due to injury, drug contribution and intentional self-harm reported to an Australian coroner in 2018. The series provides yearly data on each type of death to enable comparisons over time. All NCIS fact sheets are publicly available [...]
NCIS system update 12 April 2021 A number of updates have applied to supplementary codes that support Australian coronial data on the NCIS: The January to March quarterly update for incident, residential and death address geocoding has been completed Final ICD-10 codes for Australian 2017 cases and Revised ICD-10 codes for Australian 2018 cases have been added to the NCIS Find out more about this update in the release notes available [...]
NCIS Fatal facts edition 66 released 31 March 2021 Fatal facts edition 66 contains summaries of cases and recommendations made between July and September 2020. A coroner may make recommendations following an investigation that relate to public health and safety to help prevent similar deaths in the future. Fatal facts is a unique NCIS service providing access to coronial recommendations from across all Australian states and territories. It contains [...]
Updated NCIS fact sheet released 24 March 2021 An average of 1013 opioid-related deaths are reported in Australia every year, according to an updated fact sheet released by the National Coronial Information System (NCIS) Unit today. The fact sheet, Opioid-related deaths in Australia, examines all closed case deaths involving opioid drug contribution reported to an Australian coroner between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2018. All NCIS fact sheets are publicly available [...]