Rates of coroners’ inquests in selected jurisdictions of Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland and Canada*
Jurisdiction and period | Inquests per 1000 reported deaths, no. |
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Australia† | |
New South Wales 2000–2007 | 49 |
Victoria 2000–2007 | 45 |
Queensland 2001–2007 | 50 |
Western Australia 2000–2007 | 42 |
United Kingdom | |
England and Wales 2000–2007 (4) | 122 |
Scotland 2001‡ | 5 |
Northern Ireland 2001 | 54 |
New Zealand 2001 | 286 |
Republic of Ireland 2001 | 185 |
Canada | |
Ontario 2001 | 4 |
British Columbia 2002–2007 (5), (6) | 2 |
↵* Unless otherwise stated, rates are adapted from data presented in the Luce report. (1)
↵† Rates in all Australian jurisdictions calculated directly from data in the National Coroners Information System.
↵‡ Procurators Fiscal perform an analogous role to coroners in Scotland; according to the Luce report, the deaths reported to and investigated by them are “comparable to the range handled in many coronial systems.” (1)