Database: DHIR National Mortality Register (Malta)

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Type of database: registry.

Primary purpose: To collect and store internationally recognized data on deaths occurring on the Islands of Malta and Gozo, analyze it, and provide information for health policies, epidemiological studies, research, parliament, media, and international organizations.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Directorate for Health Information and Research; Ministry for Health.

Type of information: longitudinal. age; sex; marital status; place of residence; employment status; causes of death; year.

Data Dictionary: DHIR National Mortality Register.

Available type of information: causes of death; number of deaths, Mortality rate; Type of place of death; Deaths due to malignancy; Leading causes of death; age; sex; smoking habit; year. Click here to learn more in Annual Reports.

Source of Information: Death certificates.

Data level: patient level.

Available data level: national level.

Number of records: Number of deaths each year available in the reports.

Date range: 1872 onwards.

Available date range: 1998 to onwards.

Cancer areas of interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms. Click here to learn more.

Data access: partially publicly available. Click here to access. Data can be downloaded in the PDF format. Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access.

Contact information: Click here to access.

Mouth Throat Oropharynx Nasopharynx Hypopharynx Larynx Salivary glands Lips Tonsils base of tongue Voice box Esophagus Stomach Small intestine Large intestine Colon Rectum Anus Liver Gallbladder Bile ducts Pancreas Lung Trachea Bronchi Pleura Mediastinum Bone Cartilage Osteosarcoma Ewings sarcoma Skin Melanoma Scalp Lips Hands Feet Muscle Fat Tendon Ligament Blood vessels Connective tissue Sarcoma Angiosarcoma Liposarcoma Lobular Breast Nipple Areola Ductal Vulva Vagina Cervix Uterus Ovary Fallopian tubes Endometrium Prostate Testicles Penis Kidney Ureter Bladder Urethra Eye Brain Spinal cord Thyroid gland Parathyroid Adrenal glands Pituitary gland Pancreas Thymus gland Peritoneum Pericardium Retroperitoneum Mesothelium Blood Bone marrow Lymph nodes Spleen Leukemia databaseType::registry dataOwner::Directorate for Health Information and Research dataOwner::Ministry for Health databaseStructure::longitudinal hasVariable::age hasVariable::sex hasVariable::marital status hasVariable::place of residence hasVariable::employment status hasVariable::causes of death hasVariable::year hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary: DHIR National Mortality Register availableVariable::causes of death availableVariable::number of deaths availableVariable::region|place of death availableVariable::age availableVariable::sex availableVariable::smoking habit availableVariable::year dataLevel::patient level availableDataLevel::national level dataStart::1998 dataEnd::onwards hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms dataAvailability::partially publicly available hasDownloadableData::PDF hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://healthservices.gov.mt/en/dhir/Pages/request-for-data-form.aspx click here to access isDatabase hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types hasCancerType::C00-C14: Mouth/throat cancers hasCancerType::C15-C26: Digestive system cancers hasCancerType::C30-C39: Lung/chest cancers hasCancerType::C40-C41: Bone cancers hasCancerType::C43-C44: Skin cancers/melanoma hasCancerType::C45-C49: Soft tissue cancer hasCancerType::C50: Breast cancer hasCancerType::C51-C58: Female genitalia cancers hasCancerType::C60-C63: Male genitalia cancer hasCancerType::C64-C68: Urinary system cancers hasCancerType::C69-C72: Eye and brain cancer hasCancerType::C73-C75: Thyroid and other gland cancers hasCancerType::C76-C80: Cancers of unknown or unspecified areas hasCancerType::C81-C96: Cancers of the blood and immune system hasCancerType::C97-C97: Cancers in multiple locations from the start hasCancerType::D00-D09: Early-stage cancers not yet spread hasCancerType::D10-D36: Benign tumour hasCancerType::D37-D48: Growths of uncertain nature hasCancerType::unknown