IRIS Bridge Coding: Impact of ICD-10 Software on UK Mortality Statistics

Results from the IRIS bridge coding study show the impact of new IRIS software for cause of death coding on mortality statistics. The dataset is produced by the UK Office for National Statistics and was last updated on 2026-07-08. It is designated as Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics.

Use Cases

• Assess changes in cause-of-death statistics based on the implementation of IRIS software mentioned in the description
• Compare mortality data outputs between different coding methodologies referenced in the study
• Evaluate the statistical impact of software updates on official health records as described

Strengths

• Produced by the Office for National Statistics, a national statistical institute.
• Last updated on 2026-07-08, indicating recent maintenance.
• Released under the OGL-UK-3.0 license, permitting reuse.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Results of the IRIS bridge coding study.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:31.000644; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom (inferred from source agency)