[ES] Vital Statistics: Deaths

Full name of the series in original language

Movimiento Natural de Población: Defunciones

Abstract

The statistical concept of death traditionally used in Spain comprised all the deaths of persons who had lived for more than 24 hours. As of 1975, this concept has been broadened to include live birth infants that die in the first 24 hours of life. This change is fundamental, as it implies the adoption of the death criterion recommended by the International Organisations.
Worth noting is that deaths are classified according to age and year of birth. The age at death is calculated as the difference between the date of death and the date of birth, with the exception of infants younger than 24 hours old. Another important modification introduced is the classification of deaths according to residence, although the classification by place of death remains. As in the rest of the Vital Statistics, the demographic phenomena are classified by residence, except if a table expressly indicates another classification criterion.
Worth a special mention is the study of deaths according to cause of death, which had been tabulated to three digits according to the International Classification of Diseases of the W.H.O., and which, starting in 1975, was extended to a fourth digit, which is the maximum specification allowed by the I.C.D.
The information is included in the unified Medical Death Certificate / Statistical Death Register (CMB/BED) for those persons who have lived more than 24 hours, and the Statistical Childbirth Register for those deaths occurring in the first 24 hours of life.
In those deaths occurring in violent or unclear circumstances, requiring judicial intervention, no medical death certificate is issued, and therefore, the registration in the Civil Register is carried out with a Court order. In this type of death, the document that includes both the order for registration in the Civil Register and the information regarding the causes of death is another document, known as the Judicial Statistical Death Register (BEDJ), filled in by the Court.

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Geographic coverage

Spain

Notes

Conducted since 1858.
Available since 1941.
Microdata files since 1975.

Time method

TimeSeries: Continuous

Time period

1975 => 2022

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Update date

29/10/2024