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Type of database: administrative/claims data; survey.
Primary purpose: The Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) statistic is a full annual census of all inpatient hospital cases within Germany that are billed according to case flat rates.
Sponsor, manager or home institution: Forschungsdatenzentren der Statistischen Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (FDZ).
Type of information: longitudinal. region; hospital location; age; sex; diagnosis; type of medical activity; length of stay; type of patient.
Data Dictionary: Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) Survey.
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Available type of information: place of residence, year, diagnosis, age, sex, medical procedures.
Source of Information: Hospitals send information to the Hospital Remuneration System (InEK) which is then sent to the FDZ.
Data level: patient level.
Number of records: 16.359.312 patients, of which 1.775.648 (10,85%).
Date range: 2005 to 2020.
Cancer areas of interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms. Click here to learn more.
Data access: partially publicly available. Click here to access. For more data information click here to access. Data can be downloaded in the formats XLSX; CSV; FLAT and XML. Data has access costs. Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed. Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access and 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
databaseType::survey
dataOwner::Forschungsdatenzentren der Statistischen Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (FDZ)
databaseStructure::longitudinal
hasVariable::region
hasVariable::hospital location
hasVariable::age
hasVariable::sex
hasVariable::diagnosis
hasVariable::type of medical activity
hasVariable::length of stay
hasVariable::type of patient
hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary: Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) Survey
availableVariable::place of residence
availableVariable::year
availableVariable::diagnosis
availableVariable::age
availableVariable::sex
availableVariable::medical procedures
dataLevel::patient level
dataStart::2005
dataEnd::2020
hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms
dataAvailability::partially publicly available
hasDownloadableData::XLSX
hasDownloadableData::CSV
hasDownloadableData::FLAT
hasDownloadableData::XML
hasDataAccessCosts::Data has access costs
hasGrantRequirement::Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed
hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://www.forschungsdatenzentrum.de/en/request click here to access
hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://www.forschungsdatenzentrum.de/en/access 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
