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The Death Records database provides information from the Social Security Administration's Death Master File. The database contains over 80 million death records nationwide dating back to 1937. The Social Security Administration (SSA) does not have a death record for all persons. Only records for those deceased individuals who had a claim filed on their behalf at the Social Security Office will appear in the database. Therefore, the absence of a particular person is not proof the person is alive. |
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Use the Death Records database to:
- Verify an individual's death.
- Determine if a deceased person's social security number is being used fraudulently.
- Conduct a background check on a social security number suspected of fraud or misuse.
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The following information is available by purchasing a Death Records detail record:
- Name
- Year of birth
- Last residence
- Country (will only appear on death records prior to 1988; identifies the country where the person last resided)
- Social security number (only partial number displayed)
- Place of the lump-sum distribution
- State where the social security number was issued
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What is NOT included in this database?
- Filings prior to 1937
- Death records on every individual in the nation (only those who had a claim filed on their behalf at the SSA)
- Full death certificate (actual copy of the certificate is not provided online)
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Special note concerning deaths:
If you are having difficulty finding the death record of an individual in a specific state, try the all-state search. Also, if you know the social security number of the deceased person, your search will be more precise. |
