Database on Croatian Health Service

Summary

This is the most reliable source of health data in Croatia. The data provide information about the ultimate course of diseases in the population. It covers the entire Croatian population for a long period of time and is very detailed.

Type of data

Data Source
Registry + Survey

Type of Study
Survey same

Data gathering method
Registries
Other: Registries and questionnaires

Access to data

Conditions of access

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)
Aggregated tables

Formats available
Excel, Text

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Data has been collected every year until 2012.

First year of collection
1951

Stratification if applicable
Stratification by county, age, sex, diagnosis, examination

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
NUTS-1, NUTS-3

Age range
All ages, different age groups

Statistical representativeness
Other, please specify

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
The data cover the whole health system. The data source allows for a detailed study.

Linkage

Standardisation
The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10)

Possibility of linkage among databases
There is no common variable that allows linkage among databases or registries.

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
Statistical estimates in some cases

Breaks
NA

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection
NA

Governance

Contact information
Dr. Tamara Poljicanin
Croatian National Institute of Public Health
Rockefellerova 7
10000 Zagreb Croatia Phone: +38514863222
Email: hzjz(at)hzjz.hr
Url: http://www.hzjz.hr/publikacije/hzs_ljetopis/Ljetopis_Yearbook_HR_2010.pdf

Timeliness, transparency
Data is available within one year of collection.