Database: European Health for All database (HFA-DB) (European Union)
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Type of Database: registry
Primary purpose: To compile and provide access to essential health-related statistics from Member States of the WHO European Region, supporting monitoring frameworks like Health 2020 and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Sponsor, manager or home institution: WHO Europe.
Type of information: longitudinal. age; year; region; sex; cancer incidence; cancer prevalence; diagnosis. Data Dictionary: European Health for All database (HFA-DB).
Source of Information: Varies for each indicator. Source can be checked by clicking on the indicators in the following list. Click here to learn more.
Data level: national level, global level.
Number of Records: unknown.
Date range: 1961 onwards.
Cancer Areas of Interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms.
Data access: publicly available. Data can be downloaded with the "Download dataset" button in the following page Click here to access. Also, choosing the variables, data can be downloaded in the formats PNG; JPEG; PDF; SVG and CVS. Excel There is also a data explorer containing three full datasets. Click here to access. Additionally, there is a data warehouse with these and other databases to be downloaded or used via API, including JSON files. Click here to access.
Contact information: Contact information is at the bottom of any page on the website.
