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Type of Database: registry
Primary purpose: To provide a freely accessible database of comparable cancer statistics for the Nordic countries.
Sponsor, manager or home institution: The Association of the Nordic Cancer Registries (ANCR).
Type of information: longitudinal. Number of new cancer cases (incidence); Cancer mortality; Number of individuals living with a cancer diagnosis (prevalence); cancer survival; age; Country; year; sex. Click here to learn more.
Source of Information: The sources vary from each national cancer registry and cause of death registry.
Data level: national level.
Number of Records: unknown.
Date range: 1943 onwards.
Cancer Areas of Interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms. Click here to learn more.
Data access: publicly available. Click here to access. You can visualize the data using factsheets, click here to access or interactive visualization tools click here to access. Data can be downloaded in the formats XLS; CSV and PDF.
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::registry
dataOwner::The Association of the Nordic Cancer Registries (ANCR)
databaseStructure::longitudinal
availableVariable::cancer incidence|Number of new cancer cases
availableVariable::number of deaths|Cancer mortality
availableVariable::cancer prevalence|Number of individuals living with a cancer
availableVariable::diagnosis
availableVariable::cancer survival
availableVariable::age
availableVariable::region|Country
availableVariable::year
availableVariable::sex
dataLevel::national level
numberRecords::unknown
dataStart::1943
dataEnd::onwards
hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms
dataAvailability::publicly available
hasDownloadableData::XLS
hasDownloadableData::CSV
hasDownloadableData::PDF
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
