Post on 02-Jun-2020
Health data
Ilze BurkevicaEurostat
F5: Education, health and social protection
Eurostat data
• Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg.
• Key task – to provide the European Union with statistics at European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions.
• Eurostat's role is to consolidate the data and ensure they are comparable, using harmonized methodology.
• Eurostat does not collect data at national level. This is done in Member States by their statistical authorities.
Quality criteria for data
• The mission of Eurostat is to be the leading provider of high quality statistics on the EU.
• The European Statistical System uses 9 major quality characteristics of statistical output:
• Relevance
• Accuracy
• Reliability
• Timeliness
• Punctuality
• Coherence
• Comparability
• Accessibility
• Clarity
Data on health
• Eurostat collects data from administrative sources and by use of surveys
• In health, variety of domains is covered:
• Health status (self-perceived health, life expectancy, causes of death)
• Health determinants – lifestyles (tobacco and alcohol consumption, physical activities, fruit and vegetable cons.)
• Healthcare human and physical resources (physicians, dentists, nurses, hospital beds, medical technology)
• Healthcare activities (hospital discharges and length of stay, consultations, preventive services)
• Health care expenditure
• Joint Research centre (JRC) coordinates European Cancer Information System with data on cancer
Eurostat data on Health care
• Data are collected annually through a Joint questionnaire together with OECD and WHO
• A joint data collection reduces burden to data providers
• Ensures high degree of comparability due to internationally agreed definitions
• Data comes from administrative sources
• Health care resources (physical, technical)
availability of medical technology
• Health care activities (preventive care, hospital aggregates) use of medical technology
Eurostat database
Data on Medical technology
• Data are available in the following categories:
• Computed Tomography Scanners
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging Units
• Gamma cameras
• Angiography units
• Lithotriptors
• PET scanners
• Radiation therapy equipment
• Mammographs
• Data are collected from hospitals and ambulatory care providers (distinction is possible)
Examinations using medical technologies
• Data are available for the following equipment:
• Computed Tomography Scanners
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging Units
• PET scanners
• Data are collected from hospitals and ambulatory care providers (distinction is possible)
ECIS: European Cancer Information System
EC Initiative requested by Council of the EU, endorsed by EP and
coordinated by EC's Joint Research Centre
TO PROVIDE TIMELY COMPARABLE DATA ON CANCER BURDEN
• evidence for development and monitoring of policies to prevent and treat cancer
• resource for epidemiological research
• promotion of citizens empowerment
2018 incidence and mortality estimates
40 European countries
34 cancer sites Collaboration
IARC/IACR/JRC/ENCR
Historical incidence and mortality up to 2014
34 European countries 149 Cancer Registries 58 cancer sites ENCR-JRC project
Survival estimates
26 European countries 99 Cancer Registries 46 cancer sites EUROCARE-5 study
https://ecis.jrc.ec.europa.eu
to monitor geographic patterns and cancer trends
ECIS database as of Jan 2019
more than 34,500,000records covering about 60%
of the EU/EFTA population
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Data with privacy issues
Data submitted
Data not submitted
Data not available*
Conclusions from available data
• Analysis can be made on:
• Availability of medical technology equipment, in absolute number or in relation to the size of population;
• Use of medical technology by number of examinations done or in relation to the size of population
• Intensity of use: examinations done / number of units
• Annual data based on administrative sources enables comparison across time and across countries – good national systems is a key
• Comply with the definitions - any deviations from the agreed definitions clearly indicated
• Countries should work towards closing data gaps
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