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: IE Core Ethnicity Codes (CSO Data Standard for Ethnicity v1.0) - XML Representation

Draft as of 2026-09-28

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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="ie-core-ethnicity-codes"/>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem ie-core-ethnicity-codes</b></p><a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes"> </a><a name="hcie-core-ethnicity-codes"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>https://hl7-ie.github.io/ie-core/fhir/ie/core/CodeSystem/ie-core-ethnicity-codes</code> defines the following codes in a Grouped By hierarchy:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td><b>Lvl</b></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">white<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-white"> </a></td><td>White</td><td>Grouping: White (CSO).</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  10<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-10"> </a></td><td>White Irish</td><td>CSO code 10.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  12<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-12"> </a></td><td>Irish Traveller</td><td>CSO code 12.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  14<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-14"> </a></td><td>Roma</td><td>CSO code 14.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  16<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-16"> </a></td><td>Any other White background</td><td>CSO code 16 (please specify).</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">black<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-black"> </a></td><td>Black</td><td>Grouping: Black (CSO).</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  18<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-18"> </a></td><td>Black Irish</td><td>CSO code 18.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  20<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-20"> </a></td><td>Black African</td><td>CSO code 20.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  22<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-22"> </a></td><td>Any other Black background</td><td>CSO code 22 (please specify).</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">asian<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-asian"> </a></td><td>Asian</td><td>Grouping: Asian (CSO).</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  24<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-24"> </a></td><td>Asian Irish</td><td>CSO code 24.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  26<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-26"> </a></td><td>Asian Indian</td><td>CSO code 26.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  28<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-28"> </a></td><td>Chinese</td><td>CSO code 28.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  30<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-30"> </a></td><td>Any other Asian background</td><td>CSO code 30 (please specify).</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">arab<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-arab"> </a></td><td>Arab</td><td>Grouping: Arab (CSO).</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  32<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-32"> </a></td><td>Arab</td><td>CSO code 32.</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">mixed<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-mixed"> </a></td><td>Mixed</td><td>Grouping: Mixed (CSO).</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  34<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-34"> </a></td><td>Mixed group/background</td><td>CSO code 34 (please specify).</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">other<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-other"> </a></td><td>Other</td><td>Grouping: Other (CSO).</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  36<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-36"> </a></td><td>Other group/background</td><td>CSO code 36 (please specify).</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">99<a name="ie-core-ethnicity-codes-99"> </a></td><td>Not applicable</td><td>CSO reference classification code 99.</td></tr></table></div>
  </text>
  <url
       value="https://hl7-ie.github.io/ie-core/fhir/ie/core/CodeSystem/ie-core-ethnicity-codes"/>
  <version value="0.3.0"/>
  <name value="IECoreEthnicityCodes"/>
  <title
         value="IE Core Ethnicity Codes (CSO Data Standard for Ethnicity v1.0)"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2026-09-28T22:06:25+00:00"/>
  <publisher value="Nithin Mohan T K (Proof of Concept)"/>
  <contact>
    <name value="Nithin Mohan T K (Proof of Concept)"/>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="https://github.com/hl7-ie"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="nithinmohantk1@gmail.com"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description
               value="Ethnic group/background categories and codes of the Central Statistics Office (CSO) Data Standard for Ethnicity, version 1.0 (released 7 February 2025): https://www.cso.ie/en/methods/classifications/csodatastandardsandclassifications/csodatastandards/csodatastandardforethnicity/ . Codes and category names are the CSO's; groupings (White, Black, Asian, Arab, Mixed, Other) are expressed as a hierarchy. Open categories ('please specify') carry the patient's own description in CodeableConcept.text. GDPR Art. 9 special-category data: used only in the Patient Summary (HIQA PS 1.4.10), never in ePrescription/eDispensation (ADR-002). This IE Core representation will be replaced if the CSO publishes a FHIR CodeSystem."/>
  <jurisdiction>
    <coding>
      <system value="urn:iso:std:iso:3166"/>
      <code value="IE"/>
      <display value="Ireland"/>
    </coding>
  </jurisdiction>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <hierarchyMeaning value="grouped-by"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <count value="21"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="white"/>
    <display value="White"/>
    <definition value="Grouping: White (CSO)."/>
    <concept>
      <code value="10"/>
      <display value="White Irish"/>
      <definition value="CSO code 10."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="12"/>
      <display value="Irish Traveller"/>
      <definition value="CSO code 12."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="14"/>
      <display value="Roma"/>
      <definition value="CSO code 14."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="16"/>
      <display value="Any other White background"/>
      <definition value="CSO code 16 (please specify)."/>
    </concept>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="black"/>
    <display value="Black"/>
    <definition value="Grouping: Black (CSO)."/>
    <concept>
      <code value="18"/>
      <display value="Black Irish"/>
      <definition value="CSO code 18."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="20"/>
      <display value="Black African"/>
      <definition value="CSO code 20."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="22"/>
      <display value="Any other Black background"/>
      <definition value="CSO code 22 (please specify)."/>
    </concept>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="asian"/>
    <display value="Asian"/>
    <definition value="Grouping: Asian (CSO)."/>
    <concept>
      <code value="24"/>
      <display value="Asian Irish"/>
      <definition value="CSO code 24."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="26"/>
      <display value="Asian Indian"/>
      <definition value="CSO code 26."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="28"/>
      <display value="Chinese"/>
      <definition value="CSO code 28."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="30"/>
      <display value="Any other Asian background"/>
      <definition value="CSO code 30 (please specify)."/>
    </concept>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="arab"/>
    <display value="Arab"/>
    <definition value="Grouping: Arab (CSO)."/>
    <concept>
      <code value="32"/>
      <display value="Arab"/>
      <definition value="CSO code 32."/>
    </concept>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="mixed"/>
    <display value="Mixed"/>
    <definition value="Grouping: Mixed (CSO)."/>
    <concept>
      <code value="34"/>
      <display value="Mixed group/background"/>
      <definition value="CSO code 34 (please specify)."/>
    </concept>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="other"/>
    <display value="Other"/>
    <definition value="Grouping: Other (CSO)."/>
    <concept>
      <code value="36"/>
      <display value="Other group/background"/>
      <definition value="CSO code 36 (please specify)."/>
    </concept>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="99"/>
    <display value="Not applicable"/>
    <definition value="CSO reference classification code 99."/>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>