Impact of COVID-19 on PopData services

COVID-19 continues to have an impact on the delivery of PopData services to Researchers.

Most of our staff are operating from home-working environments, however, our strict privacy and security policies and protocols mean that working with data cannot be done remotely. UBC’s requirements for physical distancing mean that we are currently operating at just over a third of our normal data linkage and extraction capacity, as only a small number of staff is permitted to be onsite at any one time.

Given the current context, we are continually adjusting in order to provide uninterrupted services and to minimize any delays for Data Access Requests. Despite this, some projects are experiencing delays both for project administration and data delivery. We are working to the best of our ability and thank you for your patience and understanding during this challenging time.

The PopData Team

Vital Events Deaths data set

Data source: BC Ministry of Health

Date range

January 1, 1985 onward

Description

Includes all deaths registered in the province of BC.

Exclusions

Abortion procedures, including those conducted in concert with other procedures, are unavailable from all applicable files. This is in accordance with the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act article 22.1.
Excludes all deaths to BC residents which occur out-of-province.

Quality/accuracy of information/field coding source

There are federal standards for vital statistics certificates and reports that have been adopted by the provinces. The use of nationally uniform vital registration and statistics standards allows for comparison of both national and provincial data.

Fields available