Database: ELSTAT Cause of Death (Greece)

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Type of database: registry.

Primary purpose: To provide insights into mortality trends and inform public health strategies. Click here to learn more.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

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

Data Dictionary: ELSTAT Cause of Death.

Available type of information: causes of death filtered by sex, year and age.

Source of Information: Administrative records (Death Certificates) provided by the Registries throughout the country and forensic reports in cases of violent or sudden deaths.

Data level: regional level.

Available data level: national level.

Number of records: unknown.

Date range: 1956 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 XLS and PDF. Data has access costs. Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed. Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access.

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