Database: Cause of Death Registry (Germany)

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Type of database: registry.

Primary purpose: Cause of death statistics database is used to compile information about cause of death from german citizens.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Forschungsdatenzentren der Statistischen Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (FDZ); Robert Koch Institute (RKI).

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

Data Dictionary: Cause of Death Registry - Germany.

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Available type of information: number of deaths, place of residence, year, sex, age.

Source of Information: The data are based on the death certificates issued as part of the coroner's inquest.

Data level: patient level.

Available data level: regional level.

Number of records: unknown.

Date range: 1992 - 2020.

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 formats XLSX; CSV; FLAT and XML. Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed. Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access, and click here to access.

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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::Forschungsdatenzentren der Statistischen Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (FDZ) dataOwner::Robert Koch Institute (RKI) databaseStructure::longitudinal hasVariable::age hasVariable::sex hasVariable::marital status hasVariable::place of residence hasVariable::causes of death hasVariable::number of deaths hasVariable::year hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary: Cause of Death Registry - Germany availableVariable::number of deaths availableVariable::place of residence availableVariable::year availableVariable::sex availableVariable::age dataLevel::patient level availableDataLevel::regional level numberRecords::unknown dataStart::1992 dataEnd::2020 hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms dataAvailability::partially publicly available hasDownloadableData::XLSX hasDownloadableData::CSV hasDownloadableData::FLAT hasDownloadableData::XML hasGrantRequirement::Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed 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