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Type of database: registry.
Primary purpose: To document and analyze the causes of death among individuals permanently residing in Finland to inform public health policies and medical research.
Sponsor, manager or home institution: Statistics Finland; Ministry of Finance.
Type of information: longitudinal. sex; year; age; causes of death; region; number of deaths.
Data Dictionary: Causes of death - Statistics Finland.
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Available type of information: number of deaths, causes of death, sex, age, place of residence, year. Click here to learn more.
Source of Information: Death certificates and data from the Population Information System.
Data level: patient level.
Available data level: regional level.
Number of records: unknown.
Date range: 1969 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 formats XLSX; CSV; PX; XML; HTM; TXT and JSON. Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed. 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::Statistics Finland
dataOwner::Ministry of Finance
databaseStructure::longitudinal
hasVariable::sex
hasVariable::year
hasVariable::age
hasVariable::causes of death
hasVariable::region
hasVariable::number of deaths
hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary: Causes of death - Statistics Finland
availableVariable::number of deaths
availableVariable::causes of death
availableVariable::sex
availableVariable::age
availableVariable::place of residence
availableVariable::year
dataLevel::patient level
availableDataLevel::regional level
numberRecords::unknown
dataStart::1969
dataEnd::onwards
dataAvailability::partially publicly available
hasDownloadableData::XLSX
hasDownloadableData::CSV
hasDownloadableData::PX
hasDownloadableData::XML
hasDownloadableData::HTM
hasDownloadableData::TXT
hasDownloadableData::JSON
hasGrantRequirement::Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed
hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://stat.fi/meta/tietosuoja/kayttolupa_en.html 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
