What document will I receive from the hospital or doctor who registered the death?
After a death or stillbirth has been certified, you'll receive 1 document from the hospital or doctor.
This can be any of the following:
National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) printout
Electronic Registration of Births and Deaths (eRBD) printout
Confirmation of Death (COD) or Confirmation of Stillbirth (COS)
If you received a Certificate of Cause of Death (CCOD), please contact ICA at Go.gov.sg or 6391 6100 for assistance.
If the death was certified outside of a hospital, you may receive a photo of the document instead of a printout.
No matter which document you receive, you should download the digital death or stillbirth certificate. You'll need it to arrange the cremation or burial, manage estate settlement, and more.
However, you can also use the NEHR printout, COD, or COS to:
book an HDB wake space with the town council
Related questions
I received a Confirmation of Death (COD) or Confirmation of Stillbirth (COS) document. What should I do?
I am unable to download the death or stillbirth certificate because the service is down. What should I do?
How do I know that the death has been registered if I do not need to register the death? How do I obtain a death certificate?
Where can I get the death or stillbirth document number?
