National Statistics

Military deaths in service statistics: background quality reports

Background quality report relating to statistics on deaths, including suicide and open verdicts in the UK regular armed forces.

Published 5 March 2014
Last updated 1 September 2020 — see all updates

• From: Ministry of Defence

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Background quality report: deaths, including suicide and open verdicts in the UK regular armed forces (updated 1 September 2020)

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Details

The purpose of a background quality report is to inform users of the statistics about the quality of the data used to produce the publication and any statistics derived from that data. These reports relate to statistics on deaths, including suicide and open verdicts in the UK regular armed forces.

Published 5 March 2014
Last updated 1 September 2020 + show all updates

1. 1 September 2020

   Updated the Background Quality report on the 1 September 2020.

2. 28 March 2019

   Updated the Background Quality Report for the statistics released on the 28 March 2019.

3. 27 March 2018

   Updated Background quality report: deaths, including suicide and open verdicts in the UK regular armed forces.

4. 30 March 2017

   Background quality report updated 30 March 2017.

5. 31 March 2016

   Added updated BQR

6. 26 March 2015

   Added updated BQR.

7. 5 March 2014

   First published.