Death Registry
Overview
The Death Registry in Taiwan records mortality information, including the date of death and causes of death, using the ICD-10-CM classification. Importantly, the Death Registry can be linked to the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) and Chang Gung Research Database (CGRD) through the encrypted personal ID, allowing researchers to integrate longitudinal healthcare utilization and mortality outcomes. This linkage enables comprehensive analyses of disease trajectories, treatment effects, and long-term survival in population-based studies.
Selected publications:
Huang WC, Yang AS, Tsai DH, et al. Association between recently raised anticholinergic burden and risk of acute cardiovascular events: nationwide case-case-time-control study. BMJ. 2023;382:e076045. Published 2023 Sep 27. doi:10.1136/bmj-2023-076045
Huang HK, Liu PP, Lin SM, et al. Diabetes-Related Complications and Mortality in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Receiving Different Oral Anticoagulants: A Nationwide Analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2022;175(4):490-498. doi:10.7326/M21-3498
Chen PC, Yang AS, Fichera A, et al. Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy vs Up-Front Surgery for Resectable Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 May 1;8(5):e259049. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.9049. PMID: 40332932; PMCID: PMC12059978.
Li BM, Yang AS, Cheng MC, et al. Risk of suicide in patients with atrial fibrillation receiving different oral anticoagulants: a nationwide analysis using target trial emulation framework. BMC Med. 2024;22(1):451. Published 2024 Oct 11. doi:10.1186/s12916-024-03645-z
Tsai DH, Yang AS, Wong ZX, Chuang AT, Cheng MC, Shen CY, Shao SC, Lai EC. Antipsychotic therapy and suicide risk in patients with treatment-resistant depression: target trial emulation framework study. Br J Psychiatry. 2025 Apr 8:1-9. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2024.283. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40197402.
Tsai DH, Chang WH, Lin HW, Lin SJ, Shao SC, Lai EC. Post-discharge use of antipsychotics in patients with hospital-acquired delirium and associated risk of mortality – A population-based nested case-control study. Asian J Psychiatr. 2023 May;83:103533. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2023.103533. Epub 2023 Feb 24. PMID: 36863305.
