Guidance

Classification of place of death

A guide that supports the methods used for all place of death indicators as classified by Office for National Statistics (ONS) death certificate data.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 1 March 2019
• Last updated: 11 September 2025
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  1. 11 September 2025

     Guidance updated to reflect that the combination of 'NHS indicator 2' and 'establishment type 99', which was previously described as 'care home', is now reported as 'other places'.

  2. 1 March 2019

     First published.

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Classification of place of death

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This guidance assists health and social care professionals in reproducing place of death statistics to help in the development of services.