More detailed finalised statistics on death registrations in Northern Ireland, with details relating to causes such as malignant neoplasms, heart disease, suicide and accidents are available from the Death by cause Section of the Registrar General Annual Report.
Provisional cause of death statistics for more recent years are available from the Registrar General Quarterly Reports.
The Department of Health produce statistics on Avoidable Mortality
Vital Statistics Unit has also produced a USER GUIDE on cause of death data, to assist users in understanding the data and to better interpret it.