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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. Click here to learn more by choosing the "Malignant neoplasms databases"
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; CSV and XLS. There is 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.
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::registry
dataOwner::WHO Europe
databaseStructure::longitudinal
availableVariable::age
availableVariable::year
availableVariable::region
availableVariable::sex
availableVariable::cancer incidence
availableVariable::cancer prevalence
availableVariable::diagnosis
hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary: European Health for All database (HFA-DB)
dataLevel::national level
dataLevel::global level
numberRecords::unknown
dataStart::1961
dataEnd::onwards
hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms
dataAvailability::publicly available
hasDownloadableData::PNG
hasDownloadableData::JPEG
hasDownloadableData::PDF
hasDownloadableData::SVG
hasDownloadableData::CSV
hasDownloadableData::XLS
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
