Database: ELSTAT Cause of Death (Greece)

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Type of database: registry.

Primary purpose: To provide insights into mortality trends and inform public health strategies. Click here to learn more.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Type of information: longitudinal. age; sex; marital status; place of residence; region; education; causes of death; year.

Data Dictionary: ELSTAT Cause of Death.

Available type of information: causes of death filtered by sex, year and age.

Source of Information: Administrative records (Death Certificates) provided by the Registries throughout the country and forensic reports in cases of violent or sudden deaths.

Data level: regional level.

Available data level: national level.

Number of records: unknown.

Date range: 1956 onwards.

Cancer areas of interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms.

Data access: partially publicly available. Click here to access. Data can be downloaded in the formats XLS and PDF. Data has access costs. 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::Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) databaseStructure::longitudinal hasVariable::age hasVariable::sex hasVariable::marital status hasVariable::place of residence hasVariable::region hasVariable::education hasVariable::causes of death hasVariable::year hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary: ELSTAT Cause of Death availableVariable::causes of death availableVariable::sex availableVariable::year availableVariable::age dataLevel::regional level availableDataLevel::national level numberRecords::unknown dataStart::1956 dataEnd::onwards dataAvailability::partially publicly available hasDownloadableData::XLS hasDownloadableData::PDF hasDataAccessCosts::Data has access costs hasGrantRequirement::Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://www.statistics.gr/el/microdata_contract 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 Head Neck Oral Oral cavity Pharynx Pharyngeal Tongue Lingual Nasal cavity Nasal Sinonasal Sinus Sinuses Paranasal sinuses Ear Mandible Maxilla Jaw Esophageal Gastric Intestinal Bowel Colorectal Appendix Appendiceal Duodenum Jejunum Ileum Anal Perianal Hepatic Biliary Hepatobiliary Pulmonary Thorax Thoracic Chest Mediastinal Pleural Cutaneous Dermal Epidermal Subcutaneous Skeletal Osseous Chondral Extremity Axilla Axillary Mammary Cervical Uterine Endometrial Ovarian Tubal Fallopian Vaginal Vulvar Adnexal Renal Urothelial Ureteral Urethral Prostatic Testicular Penile Ocular Orbital Retinal Optic nerve Meninges Meningeal Cerebral Cerebellar Brainstem Lymphatic Lymphoid Lymphoma Hematologic Hematopoietic Myeloma Plasma cell Diaphragm Peripheral nerve Heart Cardiac Endocrine