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<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>
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Type of database: administrative/claims data.

Primary purpose: To organize national health insurance, ensuring insured individuals have access to necessary healthcare services, medicines, medical equipment, and cash benefits. Click here to learn more.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF); The Ministry of Social Affairs.

Type of information: longitudinal. sex; place of residence;diagnosis; medical procedures; hospital discharges; length of stay; medication use; number of drugs.

Data Dictionary: Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) Database.

Available type of information: healthcare costs, numbers of patients; year; age; sex; diagnosis; type of medical activity; medical procedures; hospital location. Click here to learn more.

Source of Information: Based on claims data from all Estonian healthcare providers that have signed a contract with EHIF and deliver EHIF-financed healthcare.

Data level: patient level.

Available data level: regional level.

Number of Records: 1.3 million people, i.e. 95% of Estonia's population.

Date range: 2004 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 formats XLSX and CSV. 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::administrative/claims data dataOwner::Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) dataOwner::The Ministry of Social Affairs databaseStructure::longitudinal hasVariable::sex hasVariable::place of residence hasVariable::diagnosis hasVariable::medical procedures hasVariable::hospital discharges hasVariable::length of stay hasVariable::medication use hasVariable::number of drugs hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary: Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) Database availableVariable::healthcare costs availableVariable::numbers of patients availableVariable::year availableVariable::age availableVariable::sex availableVariable::diagnosis availableVariable::type of medical activity availableVariable::medical procedures availableVariable::hospital location dataLevel::patient level availableDataLevel::regional level dataStart::2004 dataEnd::onwards hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms dataAvailability::partially publicly available hasDownloadableData::XLSX hasDownloadableData::CSV hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://www.tervisekassa.ee/tervisekassa/teabenoue 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