Estonia
This is a list of data sources for Estonia.
Cancer Centers
Administrative or Claims Data
Registries
The National Institute for Health Development offers free access to the Health Statistics and Health Research Database, where information about new incident malignant neoplasms cases can be found going back to 1968, as well as other similar datasets. According to the Institute, “Reporting of cancer cases is compulsory to all physicians working in Estonia who diagnose or treat cancer. Data are submitted to the registry also by forensic pathologists-experts”. Cancer patients are followed up to their death or emigration, and the institute frequently compares their data with data from the North Estonia Medical Centre and Tartu University Hospital.
Electronic Health Records
Estonia's Electronic Health Records are created and managed by TEHIK, an Estonian organization founded for this purpose. TEHIK manages over 40 databases helping them provide e-services in the fields of health, social security, technology and labour, and are used by almost 1,3 million people.
