NATIONAL DEATH INDEX

The National Death Index (NDI) is a data base developed and maintained by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, in Canberra. The data base is a listing of all deaths that have occurred in Australia since 1980. It is an invaluable tool for epidemiologists and clinicians in following up research cohorts using record linkage.国家死亡索引（National Death Index，NDI）由位于堪培拉的澳大利亚卫生与福利研究所开发并维护。该数据库收录了1980年以来澳大利亚境内发生的全部死亡个案，是流行病学家与临床医师通过记录关联开展研究队列追踪工作的极具价值的工具。