Database: I.Stat - Causes of Death (Italy)
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Type of Database: registry and survey.
Primary purpose: Provide access to data collection results from all statistical themes, including health and healthcare.
Sponsor, manager or home institution: National Institute of Statistics (Istat).
Type of information: cross-sectional. age, sex, region, alcohol consumption, diagnosis, primary tumor localization, comorbidities,
causes of death, hospital location, number of patients, type of patient, type of medical activity, healthcare costs, costs reimbursement, medical procedures, year, medication use, number of visits, length of stay, types of visits, hospital discharges, types of beds, type of patient discharge.
Data Dictionary: Mortality by place of registration - regions.
Available type of information: Information on causes of death per age, sex, region, per number of inhabitants, among other information. Reports: Click here to learn more.
Source of information: Death certificates sent by municipalities to Istat.
Data level: patient level.
Available data level: regional level and national level.
Number of Records: All death certificates in Italy sent to Istat.
Date Range: 1923 onwards.
Cancer Areas of Interest: C00-C97: All cancer types. Click here to learn more. Full list of cancer types:
Cancer Areas of Interest: I.Stat - Causes of Death.
Data access: partially publicly available Click here to learn more. Instructions to request data for restricted content Click here to learn more.
Contact information: Information Click here to access.
