Hi, I'm trying to track down the weekly all-cause mortality data that was previously available on the NZ Stats Covid Portal. An enquiry to NZ Stats after the portal was shut down revealed that this information was supplied to them by the DIA. I wonder if you could point me to the relevant page for it?
I have been tabulating this data for several years from the NZ Stats Covid Portal until it was shut down in August.
Providing the original source of the data from DIA
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11 February 2025 Tēnā koe OIA request 24/25 0677 Request for weekly all-cause mortality data Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal Affairs (Department) on 21 January 2025 via the Data.govt.nz website. You requested – • I'm trying to track down the weekly all-cause mortality data that was previously available on the NZ Stats Covid Portal. An enquiry to NZ Stats after the portal was shut down revealed that this information was supplied to them by the DIA. I wonder if you could point me to the relevant page for it? In response to your request, I can provide you with the following information. I can advise that from 18 February 2025 the weekly all-cause mortality data will be published once a quarter, as a downloadable file in the Births and Deaths | Stats NZ release https://www.stats.govt.nz/publications?categoryFiltersID=139&dateFiltersID=10&filters=Information%20releases%2CBirths%20and%20deaths. The quarterly release is published mid-February, mid-May, mid-August, and mid-November. Release dates are notified in advance in Release calendar | Stats NZ https://www.stats.govt.nz/release-calendar. In case it may be of interest weekly data are also published on the following links: • STMF (Human Mortality Database) https://www.mortality.org/Data/STMF • https://gist.github.com/thoughtfulbloke/4a01a497cee76437d1fdb387b85a0586 I note the quarterly Births and Deaths | Stats NZ release will be the most up-to-date source for weekly deaths once it is published from 18 February 2025. I must therefore refuse your request pursuant to section 18(d) of the Act: that the information requested is or will soon be publicly available. As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, the Department has decided to proactively release a copy of this response on its website. All requestor data, including your name and contact details, will be removed prior to release. The released response will be made available here: www.dia.govt.nz/Official-Information-Act-Requests-2. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602. Ngā mihi Julia Taylor Manager Operational Policy and Official Correspondence Regulatory and Identity Services
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