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Data Element Detail

Date of death (RBDM)
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040688 v1
Data Element
Data Element
Current
28-Sep-1999
Documented
28-Sep-1999
30-Jun-2016
The date of death stored in a numerical format. The death date is not an approximation but an exact date of death.
Death registrations in Queensland
Date of death (RBDM)
Representational Attributes
Numeric Character
Date
DD/MM/YYYY
10
10
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

-
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

-
Collection and Usage Attributes
Accurate cause of death information is important to the public health sector and medical researchers to evaluate and develop measures to improve the health of Australians generally. It is also important to family members, now and for the future, to know what caused a loved one's death and to be aware of conditions that may occur in other family members.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
Has been superseded byData ElementData ElementPerson (death record)-date of death (RBDM)QH 040688 Version 2Draft
Relates toData ElementData ElementDate of death textQH 040687 Version 1Current
Relates toData ElementDerived Data ElementDate of death originQH 040732 Version 1Current
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

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ViewMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifer & VersionObligationApproval StatusEffective FromEffective To
Information AssetData RepositoryDeath RegistrationsQH 020227 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded28-Sep-199930-Jun-2016
Source and Reference Attributes
CRDI; CRDI BDM; Date of death; Death;