Database: Disease Incidence and Prevalence (Lithuania)

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Type of database: registry.

Primary purpose: To monitor diagnosis-specific morbidity among the Lithuanian population, along with the characteristics of those affected and the overall health dynamics of the populace.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Higienos Intitutas.

Type of information: longitudinal. The number of newly ill persons per 1,000. population (incidence); age; sex; year; place of residence; level of urbanisation; region; The number of sick persons per 1,000. population (morbidity); diagnosis. Click here to learn more.

Available type of information: Number of persons ill with certain diseases (prevalence per person); diagnosis; age; sex; urban and rural population; Number of persons diagnosed with diseases directly linked to alcohol consumption; Persons with newly diagnosed malignant neoplasms caused by smoking; New cases of smoking related diseases (incidence per episode). Click here to learn more.

Source of information: Data on incidence and prevalence is calculated from administrative data source CHIF IS.

Data level: patient level.

Available data level: regional level.

Number of records: unknown.

Date range: 2001 onwards.

Cancer areas of interest: C00-C97: All cancer types. Click here to learn more in "Population and social statistics" -> "Health" -> "Disease incidence and prevalence".

Data access: partially publicly available. Click here to access in "Population and social statistics" -> "Health" -> "Disease incidence and prevalence". Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access.

Contact information: Click here to access in "Contact" section.