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Type of database: registry.
Primary purpose: Provide information about mortality incidence and epidemiology.
Sponsor, manager or home institution: Slimību Profilakses un Kontroles Centrs (SPKC); Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CDPC).
Type of information: longitudinal. Data dictionary has not been found. Provides information about mortality, treatable and preventable mortality, causes of death, main causes of death, year, potential years of life lost, among others.
Available type of information: causes of death by month, age group, COVID-19 vaccination status; number of deaths, cause of infant and child mortality by age group; potential years of life lost by region, sex; year, as well as other information. Click here to learn more.
Source of information: Data collected from death certificates and other populational databases.
Data level: aggregated level.
Available data level: Administrative territory, regional level and national level.
Number of records: Not applicable.
Date range: varies depending on the variable.
Cancer areas of interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms. Click here to learn more.
Data access: partially publicly available: click here to access. Data can be downloaded in the formats XLSX; CSV; PX; JSON; XML; HTM and TXT. Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed. Instructions to request data for restricted content: click here to learn more.
Contact information: Click here to learn more.
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::Slimību Profilakses un Kontroles Centrs (SPKC)
dataOwner::Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CDPC)
databaseStructure::longitudinal
hasVariable::number of deaths|mortality
hasVariable::causes of death
hasVariable::year
hasVariable::potential years of life lost
availableVariable::causes of death
availableVariable::age
availableVariable::number of deaths
availableVariable::potential years of life lost
availableVariable::region
availableVariable::sex
availableVariable::year
dataLevel::aggregated level
availableDataLevel::regional level
availableDataLevel::national level
dataEnd::varies
hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms
dataAvailability::partially publicly available
hasDownloadableData::XLSX
hasDownloadableData::CSV
hasDownloadableData::PX
hasDownloadableData::JSON
hasDownloadableData::XML
hasDownloadableData::HTM
hasDownloadableData::TXT
hasGrantRequirement::Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed
hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://www.spkc.gov.lv/lv/datu-pieprasisana-petniecibai-no-monitoresanas-sistemas click here to learn more
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
