The accuracy of date of death recording in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink GOLD database in England compared with the Office for National Statistics death registrations.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

It is not clear whether all deaths are recorded in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) or how accurate a recorded date of death is. Individual-level linkage with national data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) in England offers the opportunity to compare death information across different data sources.

Methods

Age-standardised mortality rates (ASMRs) standardised to the European Standard Population (ESP) 2013 for CPRD were compared with figures published by the ONS, and crude mortality rates were calculated for a sample population with individual linkage between CPRD, ONS, and HES data. Agreement on the fact of death between CPRD and ONS was assessed and presented over time from 1998 to 2013.

Results

SUBMITTER: Gallagher AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6593793 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature