Ontario Death Registrations by Location, 2024-2025 Preliminary Data

Preliminary death registration counts for 2024 and 2025 (January to September) from the Government of Ontario. The data is aggregated by the location of death, with counts suppressed for privacy where registrations are 5 or fewer. ServiceOntario collates these quarterly counts approximately 90 days after the end of each quarter, with final annual figures published in the Registrar General's report.

Use Cases

• Analyzing regional mortality trends based on the location of death.
• Monitoring preliminary quarterly death counts for public health surveillance.
• Understanding data suppression and privacy measures for small counts in vital statistics.

Strengths

• Data covers the recent years 2024 and 2025, providing preliminary insights into current trends.
• Includes a clear privacy protocol where counts of 5 or fewer are suppressed.
• Released under the OGL-CA-2.0 license, facilitating open use.

Limitations

• Preliminary data for 2024-2025 may not match final counts from other sources and is subject to revision.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Events near the end of a reporting period may be missing due to registration delays.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario | Gouvernement de l'Ontario

Collection Method

Death registrations collected by ServiceOntario from various sources as required by the Vital Statistics Act.

Time Range

2024 to 2025 (January to September), with data collated by calendar quarter.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-02 12:48:26.420389; data is updated quarterly with cumulative totals.

Geography

Ontario, Canada, aggregated by location of death.