Databases: Department of Health Databases (CSO) Compilation (Ireland)

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Type of database: administrative/claims data, registry.

Primary purpose: Databases provided by the Department of Health and made available through the Central Statistics Office website to disseminate data.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Department of Health; Central Statistics Office.

Type of Information: longitudinal. age; sex; hospital discharges; length of stay; hospital location; types of visits; causes of death; medical procedures; diagnosis; potential years of life lost; year; number of deaths.

Data Dictionary: Compilation: Department of Health Databases (CSO).

Source of Information: Unknown.

Data level: national level.

Number of records: unknown.

Date range: varies.

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

Data access: publicly available. Click here to access in "Other Public Sector Bodies" > "Department of Health" > "Health Statistics". Data can be downloaded in the formats JSON; CSV; XLSX and PX.

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::administrative/claims data databaseType::registry dataOwner::Department of Health dataOwner::Central Statistics Office databaseStructure::longitudinal availableVariable::age availableVariable::sex availableVariable::hospital discharges availableVariable::length of stay availableVariable::hospital location availableVariable::types of visits availableVariable::causes of death availableVariable::medical procedures availableVariable::diagnosis availableVariable::potential years of life lost availableVariable::year availableVariable::number of deaths hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary: Compilation: Department of Health Databases (CSO) dataLevel::national level numberRecords::unknown dataEnd::varies hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms dataAvailability::publicly available hasDownloadableData::JSON hasDownloadableData::CSV hasDownloadableData::XLSX hasDownloadableData::PX 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