Database: I.Stat - Causes of Death (Italy)

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Type of Database: registry.

Primary purpose: Provide access to data collection results from all statistical themes, including health and healthcare.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: National Institute of Statistics (Istat).

Type of information: cross-sectional. age, sex, region, primary tumour localization, comorbidities, hospital location, number of deaths, year, causes of death, year, marital status, education, place of residence. Click here to learn more.

Available type of information: Information on causes of death per age, sex, region, place of residence, number of deaths, marital status, education, year. Click here to learn more.

Source of information: Death certificates sent by municipalities to Istat.

Data level: patient level.

Available data level: regional level and national level.

Number of Records: All death certificates in Italy sent to Istat.

Date Range: 1923 onwards.

Cancer Areas of Interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms. Click here to learn more.

Data access: partially publicly available. Click here to access in "Health statistics" and "Causes of death". 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::National Institute of Statistics (Istat) databaseStructure::cross-sectional hasVariable::age hasVariable::sex hasVariable::region hasVariable::primary tumour localization hasVariable::comorbidities hasVariable::hospital location hasVariable::number of deaths hasVariable::year hasVariable::causes of death hasVariable::marital status hasVariable::education hasVariable::place of residence availableVariable::causes of death availableVariable::age availableVariable::sex availableVariable::region availableVariable::place of residence availableVariable::number of deaths availableVariable::marital status availableVariable::education availableVariable::year dataLevel::patient level availableDataLevel::regional level availableDataLevel::national level dataStart::1923 dataEnd::onwards hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms dataAvailability::partially publicly available hasDownloadableData::PDF hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://contact.istat.it/s/?language=it 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