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

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

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

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

Source of Information: Unknown.

Data level: national level.

Number of Records: unknown.

Date Range: "varies" is not a number. varies.

Cancer Areas of Interest: Varies for each dataset. Neoplasms; Malignant neoplasm - colon, rectum, anus; Malignant neoplasms - trachea, bronchus, lung; Malignant neoplasm - skin; Malignant neoplasm - breast; Malignant neoplasm - uterus; Malignant neoplasm - ovary; Malignant neoplasm - prostate; Malignant neoplasm - bladder; Other malignant neoplasms; Carcinoma in situ; Benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus; Leiomyoma of the uterus; Other benign/uncertain neoplasms; Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity, pharynx; Malignant neoplasm of the esophagus; Malignant neoplasm of the stomach; Malignant neoplasm of rectum and anus; Malignant neoplasm of liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts; Malignant neoplasm of the pancreas; Malignant neoplasm of larynx and trachea/bronchus/lung; Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri; Malignant neoplasm of other parts of the uterus; Malignant neoplasm of the kidney; Malignant neoplasm of lymph/haematopoietic tissue; All other malignant neoplasms; Cancer of trachea, bronchus, and lung; Malignant neoplasm of the larynx; Cancer.

Data access: publicly available. Access the databases [1] through the filtering tool. Go to the "Other Public Sector Bodies" tab in "Browse" to enter the Department of Health's folder. In that folder, you will find several databases of health statistics with lists of cancer areas of interest.

Contact information: Information [2].