Mortality Records from Medellín General Hospital with Demographic and Cause Details

Quarterly mortality data from the Medellín General Hospital in Colombia. The dataset includes 26 columns covering demographic details, cause of death, and administrative information. It is published by datos.gov.co and was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Analyze mortality trends by age and sex using EDAD FALLECIDO and SEXO FALLECIDO columns.
• Study the relationship between educational level and cause of death using NIVEL EDUCATIVO FALLECIDO and CAUSA DIRECTA columns.
• Map mortality by geographic area using DEPARTAMENTO RESIDENCIA, MUNICIPIO RESIDENCIA, and LOCALIDAD columns.
• Investigate seasonal mortality patterns using Trimestre and AÑO columns.
• Examine ethnic disparities in mortality outcomes using PERTENENCIA ETNICA and GRUPO INDIGENA columns.

Strengths

• Contains 26 detailed columns per record, including demographic, geographic, and multiple cause-of-death variables.
• Data is published quarterly, suggesting regular updates.
• Includes specific cause-of-death antecedents (CAUSA ANTECEDENTES B, C, D) for detailed analysis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Hospital General de Medellín, published via datos.gov.co.

Collection Method

Likely administrative records from hospital mortality registries.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is not specified, but data is published quarterly.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 19:03:03; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Primarily Medellín, Colombia, with columns for municipality, department, and country of residence.