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Estonia’s healthcare system is the Health Insurance System, described as “solidarity-based health insurance”(1) and the Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) is the public law organization responsible for providing the organization of national healthcare services in accordance with the Health Insurance Act, the Health Services Organization Act and other legislation.
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<span style="display:none">estoniacountry</span>
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The body responsible for healthcare and all social policies in Estonia is the Ministry of Social Affairs. The Health Board is its child agency. Estonia’s [https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/514112013001/consolide Public Information Act] details the terms of compliance to request information not already publicly available. The request is exempt from covering expenses if the request is made for research work.
== Cancer Centers ==
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This is a list of data sources for Estonia.
[[hasCancerCenter::Tartu University Hospital]]


=== [[Cancer Centers]] ===
[[hasCancerCenter::North Estonia Medical Centre]]  


[[North Estonia Medical Centre]]
[[hasCancerCenter::East Tallinn Central Hospital]]
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=== [[Administrative or Claims Data]] ===
== [[hasHealthcareSystem::Healthcare_System_(Estonia)|Healthcare System]] ==
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'''[https://www.haigekassa.ee/en/organisation/about-us Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) Database]'''
== Administrative or Claims Data ==
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- '''Sponsor''': Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF); The Ministry of Social Affairs
=== [[hasDatabase::Database:_Estonian_Health_Insurance_Fund_(EHIF)_Database_(Estonia)|Database: Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) Database]] ===
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- '''Type of information''': Medical contacts (physician visit, hospital stay, etc.), including diagnostic tests, prescription medicine, medical devices, and treatment.
== Registries ==
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- '''Source of Information''': The database is based on claims data from all Estonian healthcare providers that have signed a contract with EHIF and deliver EHIF-financed healthcare, which is almost all of them.
=== [[hasDatabase::Database:_Andmebaas_Cancer_Screening_Registry_(Estonia)|Database: Andmebaas Cancer Screening Registry]] ===


- '''Data level''': Patient level.
=== [[hasDatabase::Database:_Andmebaas_Cancer_Registry_(Estonia)|Database: Andmebaas Cancer Registry]] ===


- '''Number of Records''': 1.3 million people, i.e. 95% of Estonia's population.
=== [[hasDatabase::Database:_Andmebaas_Cause_of_Death_(Estonia)|Database: Andmebaas Cause of Death]] ===


- '''Date Range''': 2004 onwards.
=== [[hasDatabase::Database:_Statistics_Estonia_Cause_of_Death_(Estonia)|Database: Statistics Estonia Cause of Death]] ===


- '''Link/Contact for data request''': info@haigekassa.ee.
=== [[hasDatabase::Database: Statistics Estonia - Malignant Tumours (Estonia)|Database: Statistics Estonia - Malignant Tumours]] ===
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(1) 2020's Annual Report: https://www.haigekassa.ee/en/organisation/annual-reports-0
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=== [[hasDatabase::Survey:_The_Survey_on_Health,_Ageing_and_Retirement_in_Europe_(SHARE)_(Estonia)|Survey: The Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)]] ===


=== [[Registries]] ===
=== [[hasDatabase::Survey:_The_Estonian_Health_Interview_Survey_(ETeU)_(Estonia)|Survey: The Estonian Health Interview Survey (ETeU)]] ===
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The [https://en.tai.ee/en/r-and-d/registers/estonian-cancer-registry National Institute for Health Development] offers free access to the [https://statistika.tai.ee/pxweb/en/Andmebaas/Andmebaas__02Haigestumus__04PahaloomulisedKasvajad/?tablelist=true Health Statistics and Health Research Database], where information about new incident malignant neoplasms cases can be found going back to 1968, as well as other similar datasets. According to the Institute, “Reporting of cancer cases is compulsory to all physicians working in Estonia who diagnose or treat cancer. Data are submitted to the registry also by forensic pathologists-experts” (3). Cancer patients are followed up to their death or emigration, and the institute frequently compares their data with data from the [[North Estonia Medical Centre]] and [[Tartu University Hospital]]. Note that the datasets are grouped, so there is no specific information at the patient level.
== Clinical Practice Guidelines ==
=== [[hasClinicalGuidelines::Palliative_Care_Treatment_Guideline_(Estonia)|Guidelines: Palliative Care Treatment Guideline]] ===


[https://andmed.stat.ee/en/stat/search?searchquery=malignant%20neoplasm Statistics Estonia] offers a statistical database with multiple datasets that include data on malignant neoplasms. There are datasets not available in other registries, such as autopsy rates by sex and cause of death. The datasets are grouped, so there is no specific information at the patient level.
== Electronic Health Records ==
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(3) https://en.tai.ee/en/r-and-d/registers/estonian-cancer-registry
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=== [[Electronic Health Records]] ===
== Latest Policymaking Initiatives ==
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Estonia's Electronic Health Records are created and managed by [https://www.tehik.ee/en TEHIK], an Estonian organization founded for this purpose. TEHIK manages over 40 databases helping them provide e-services in the fields of health, social security, technology and labour, and are used by almost 1,3 million people.
=== [[hasPolicy::National_Plan:_Action_Plan_for_Cancer_Control_(Estonia)|National Plan: Action Plan for Cancer Control]] ===


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This RSS feed shows the Public Information Act updates.
=== [[hasReport::Report:_EU_Country_Cancer_Profile_2023_(Estonia)|Report: EU Country Cancer Profile 2023]] ===


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=== [[hasReport::Report:_EU_Country_Cancer_Profile_2025_(Estonia)|Report: EU Country Cancer Profile 2025]] ===
 
=== [[hasReport::Report:_Cancer_in_Estonia:_morbidity_and_survival_(Estonia)|Report: Cancer in Estonia: morbidity and survival]] ===
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== Cancer-related Patient Associations and Resources ==
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=== [[hasPatientAssociation::Patient Association: Estonian Cancer Society (Europa Donna Estonia) (Estonia)|Patient Association: Estonian Cancer Society (Europa Donna Estonia)]] ===
 
=== [[hasPatientAssociation::Patient_Association:_"Gift_of_Life"_Foundation_(Estonia)|Patient Association: "Gift of Life" Foundation]] ===
 
=== [[hasPatientGuides::Patient Guides: ESMO Patient Guides Compilation (Estonia)|Patient Guides: ESMO Patient Guides Compilation]] ===
 
=== [[hasPatientGuides::Patient Guides: Ravijuhend Patient Guides (Estonia)|Patient Guides: Ravijuhend Patient Guides]] ===
 
== [[hasQoLandPalliativeCareResearch::Quality_of_Life_and_Palliative_Care_Research_(Estonia)|Quality of Life and Palliative Care Research]] ==
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<span style="display:none">hasCancerCenter::Tartu University Hospital</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerCenter::North Estonia Medical Centre</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerCenter::East Tallinn Central Hospital</span>
<span style="display:none">hasHealthcareSystem::Healthcare_System_(Estonia)|Healthcare System</span>
<span style="display:none">hasDatabase::Database:_Estonian_Health_Insurance_Fund_(EHIF)_Database_(Estonia)|Database: Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) Database</span>
<span style="display:none">hasDatabase::Database:_Andmebaas_Cancer_Screening_Registry_(Estonia)|Database: Andmebaas Cancer Screening Registry</span>
<span style="display:none">hasDatabase::Database:_Andmebaas_Cancer_Registry_(Estonia)|Database: Andmebaas Cancer Registry</span>
<span style="display:none">hasDatabase::Database:_Andmebaas_Cause_of_Death_(Estonia)|Database: Andmebaas Cause of Death</span>
<span style="display:none">hasDatabase::Database:_Statistics_Estonia_Cause_of_Death_(Estonia)|Database: Statistics Estonia Cause of Death</span>
<span style="display:none">hasDatabase::Statistics_Estonia:_Malignant_Tumours_(Estonia)|Statistics Estonia: Malignant Tumours</span>
<span style="display:none">hasDatabase::Survey:_The_Survey_on_Health,_Ageing_and_Retirement_in_Europe_(SHARE)_(Estonia)|Survey: The Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)</span>
<span style="display:none">hasDatabase::Survey:_The_Estonian_Health_Interview_Survey_(ETeU)_(Estonia)|Survey: The Estonian Health Interview Survey (ETeU)</span>
<span style="display:none">hasClinicalGuidelines::Palliative_Care_Treatment_Guideline_(Estonia)|Palliative Care Treatment Guideline</span>
<span style="display:none">hasHealthRecords::Database:_Health_Information_System_(Estonia)|Database: Health Information System</span>
<span style="display:none">hasPolicy::National_Plan:_Action_Plan_for_Cancer_Control_(Estonia)|National Plan: Action Plan for Cancer Control</span>
<span style="display:none">hasReport::Report:_The_State_of_Healthcare_Integration_in_Estonia_(Estonia)|Report: The State of Healthcare Integration in Estonia</span>
<span style="display:none">hasReport::Reports:_The_Health_Funds_(Estonia)|Reports: The Health Fund's</span>
<span style="display:none">hasReport::Report:_EU_Country_Cancer_Profile_2023_(Estonia)|Report: EU Country Cancer Profile 2023</span>
<span style="display:none">hasReport::Report:_Cancer_in_Estonia:_morbidity_and_survival_(Estonia)|Report: Cancer in Estonia: morbidity and survival</span>
<span style="display:none">hasPatientAssociation::Patient_Association:_"Gift_of_Life"_Foundation_(Estonia)|Patient Association: "Gift of Life" Foundation</span>
<span style="display:none">hasPatientGuides::Compilation:_ESMO_Patient_Guides_(Estonia)|Compilation: ESMO Patient Guides</span>
<span style="display:none">hasQoLandPalliativeCareResearch::Quality_of_Life_and_Palliative_Care_Research_(Estonia)|Quality of Life and Palliative Care Research</span>
<span style="display:none">hasDatabase::Database: Statistics Estonia - Malignant Tumours (Estonia)|Database: Statistics Estonia - Malignant Tumours</span>
<span style="display:none">hasClinicalGuidelines::Palliative_Care_Treatment_Guideline_(Estonia)|Guidelines: Palliative Care Treatment Guideline</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C00-C14: Mouth/throat cancers</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C15-C26: Digestive system cancers</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C30-C39: Lung/chest cancers</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C40-C41: Bone cancers</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C43-C44: Skin cancers/melanoma</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C45-C49: Soft tissue cancer</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C50: Breast cancer</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C51-C58: Female genitalia cancers</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C60-C63: Male genitalia cancer</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C64-C68: Urinary system cancers</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C69-C72: Eye and brain cancer</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C73-C75: Thyroid and other gland cancers</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C76-C80: Cancers of unknown or unspecified areas</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C81-C96: Cancers of the blood and immune system</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C97-C97: Cancers in multiple locations from the start</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::D00-D09: Early-stage cancers not yet spread</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::D10-D36: Benign tumour</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::D37-D48: Growths of uncertain nature</span>
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::unknown</span>

Latest revision as of 03:17, 21 January 2026

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Administrative or Claims Data[edit | edit source]

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Databases for Clinical Trials, Surveys and Biobanks[edit | edit source]

Clinical Practice Guidelines[edit | edit source]

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Electronic Health Records[edit | edit source]

Latest Policymaking Initiatives[edit | edit source]

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