You asked
Please provide an anonymised dataset of all coronavirus deaths recorded by Office of National Statistics.
I request the following data points for each of the deceased:
- Sex of the deceased
- Age at death
- Country of birth of the deceased
- Country of residence of the deceased
- City of residence of the deceased
- Borough of residence of the deceased
- City where the person died
- Type of facility/place where person died (hospital, nursing home etc.)
- Specific name of hospital/facility where person died
- Date of death
- Date the person first experienced symptoms
- Hospital admission date
- Whether the patient had a pre-existing condition or several pre-existing conditions – if yes please include what pre-existing condition or conditions
- Date coronavirus test was performed
- Date of positive test result
- Recent travel history + travel history dates
We said
Thank you for your enquiry.
Unfortunately, we would be unable to provide you with the requested bespoke dataset. In order to fulfil this request, we would need use a high level of statistical skill and judgement in order to create a bespoke table for you. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Public Authorities are not obligated to create information in order to respond to requests. We therefore consider this to be information not held.
All our mortality data comes from the information collected at death registration. We do not have access to the following information you have requested and therefore cannot provide it in response to your request:
- Date of coronavirus test
- Date of positive test result
- Recent travel history and travel history dates.
- Hospital Admission date
- Date the person first experienced symptoms
However, whilst we are unable to provide you with the exact information you have requested, please find the following information which answers several parts of your enquiry:
The Deaths involving COVID-19 by local area and socioeconomic deprivation: deaths occurring between 1 March and 31 May 2020 publication provides Provisional counts of the number of deaths and age-standardised mortality rates involving the coronavirus (COVID-19) between 1 March and 31 May 2020 in England and Wales. Figures are provided by age, sex, geographies down to local authority level and deprivation indices. This is the lowest level of geography available. The next update is provisionally scheduled to be published on 24 July.
Our Death registrations and occurrences by local authority and health board weekly publication shows COVID-19 deaths by local authority level. This will provide data on the place of death, such as care home, hospital, private home or another communal establishment. This is updated every Tuesday. We do not publish age at this level due to the small numbers involved in line with our disclosure policy. Death registrations are recorded by postcode of usual residence. The occurrences workbook will provide date of death, whereas registrations will provide date of death registration.
Our Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional publication will provide provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales, by age, sex and region, in the latest weeks for which data are available. This includes the most up-to-date figures available for deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19). This will provide data by sex and age bands.
For data relating to pre-existing conditions, Deaths involving COVID-19, England and Wales: deaths occurring in April 2020 is our latest publication which provides the number of deaths registered each month in England and Wales, including deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19), by age, sex and country with analysis of pre-existing conditions. This will be updated on 19 June.
For deaths by Country of birth, this would be a bespoke request as this data would need to be extracted and tabulated in order to fulfil your request. As mentioned above, bespoke requests for data fall outside of the Freedom of Information regime as we are not obliged to create data sets in order to respond to requests.
If you would like to discuss your requirements further, please contact health.data@ons.gov.uk.