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Type of database: administrative/claims data.
Primary purpose: To organize national health insurance, ensuring insured individuals have access to necessary healthcare services, medicines, medical equipment, and cash benefits. Click here to learn more.
Sponsor, manager or home institution: Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF); The Ministry of Social Affairs.
Type of information: longitudinal. sex; place of residence;diagnosis; medical procedures; hospital discharges; length of stay; medication use; number of drugs.
Data Dictionary: Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) Database.
Available type of information: healthcare costs, numbers of patients; year; age; sex; diagnosis; type of medical activity; medical procedures; hospital location. Click here to learn more.
Source of Information: Based on claims data from all Estonian healthcare providers that have signed a contract with EHIF and deliver EHIF-financed healthcare.
Data level: patient level.
Available data level: regional level.
Number of Records: 1.3 million people, i.e. 95% of Estonia's population.
Date range: 2004 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 and CSV. 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::administrative/claims data
dataOwner::Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF)
dataOwner::The Ministry of Social Affairs
databaseStructure::longitudinal
hasVariable::sex
hasVariable::place of residence
hasVariable::diagnosis
hasVariable::medical procedures
hasVariable::hospital discharges
hasVariable::length of stay
hasVariable::medication use
hasVariable::number of drugs
hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary: Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) Database
availableVariable::healthcare costs
availableVariable::numbers of patients
availableVariable::year
availableVariable::age
availableVariable::sex
availableVariable::diagnosis
availableVariable::type of medical activity
availableVariable::medical procedures
availableVariable::hospital location
dataLevel::patient level
availableDataLevel::regional level
dataStart::2004
dataEnd::onwards
hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms
dataAvailability::partially publicly available
hasDownloadableData::XLSX
hasDownloadableData::CSV
hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://www.tervisekassa.ee/tervisekassa/teabenoue click here to access
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
