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Type of database: administrative/claims data, registry.
Primary purpose: Databases provided by the Department of Health and made available through the Central Statistics Office website to disseminate data.
Sponsor, manager or home institution: Department of Health; Central Statistics Office.
Type of Information: longitudinal. age; sex; hospital discharges;
length of stay; hospital location;
types of visits; causes of death; medical procedures; diagnosis; potential years of life lost; year; number of deaths.
Data Dictionary: Compilation: Department of Health Databases (CSO).
Source of Information: Unknown.
Data level: national level.
Number of records: unknown.
Date range: varies.
Cancer Areas of Interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms. Varies for each dataset. Click here to learn more.
Data access: publicly available. Click here to access in "Other Public Sector Bodies" > "Department of Health" > "Health Statistics". Data can be downloaded in the formats JSON; CSV; XLSX and PX.
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::registry
dataOwner::Department of Health
dataOwner::Central Statistics Office
databaseStructure::longitudinal
availableVariable::age
availableVariable::sex
availableVariable::hospital discharges
availableVariable::length of stay
availableVariable::hospital location
availableVariable::types of visits
availableVariable::causes of death
availableVariable::medical procedures
availableVariable::diagnosis
availableVariable::potential years of life lost
availableVariable::year
availableVariable::number of deaths
hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary: Compilation: Department of Health Databases (CSO)
dataLevel::national level
numberRecords::unknown
dataEnd::varies
hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms
dataAvailability::publicly available
hasDownloadableData::JSON
hasDownloadableData::CSV
hasDownloadableData::XLSX
hasDownloadableData::PX
