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Type of database: registry.
Primary purpose: To collect and store internationally recognized data on deaths occurring on the Islands of Malta and Gozo, analyze it, and provide information for health policies, epidemiological studies, research, parliament, media, and international organizations.
Sponsor, manager or home institution: Directorate for Health Information and Research; Ministry for Health.
Type of information: longitudinal. age; sex; marital status;
place of residence; employment status; causes of death; year.
Data Dictionary: DHIR National Mortality Register.
Available type of information: causes of death; number of deaths, Mortality rate; Type of place of death; Deaths due to malignancy; Leading causes of death; age; sex; smoking habit; year. Click here to learn more in Annual Reports.
Source of Information: Death certificates.
Data level: patient level.
Available data level: national level.
Number of records: Number of deaths each year available in the reports.
Date range: 1872 onwards.
Available date range: 1998 to onwards.
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 PDF format. Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access.
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::Directorate for Health Information and Research
dataOwner::Ministry for Health
databaseStructure::longitudinal
hasVariable::age
hasVariable::sex
hasVariable::marital status
hasVariable::place of residence
hasVariable::employment status
hasVariable::causes of death
hasVariable::year
hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary: DHIR National Mortality Register
availableVariable::causes of death
availableVariable::number of deaths
availableVariable::region|place of death
availableVariable::age
availableVariable::sex
availableVariable::smoking habit
availableVariable::year
dataLevel::patient level
availableDataLevel::national level
dataStart::1998
dataEnd::onwards
dataAvailability::partially publicly available
hasDownloadableData::PDF
hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://healthservices.gov.mt/en/dhir/Pages/request-for-data-form.aspx click here to access
isDatabase
hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms
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
