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    Overview
    Alternative title
    Database of Causes of Death of Inhabitants of Latvia
    Acronym
    NCDB (Latvian)
    Type of information
    Registry data
    Description

    The Register contains information on death data of Latvian residents and non residents. Objectives of the Register: to ensure the implementation of the Official statistical program; to ensure international institutions with statistical information; to provide cause of death statistics and research in this area.

    Funding

    State funding

    Free keywords
    Mortality
    deaths
    Topics
    Health status » Mortality » Age- and cause-specific mortality
    Country(ies):
    GEO coverage
    Nuts 3
    Target Population
    Deaths
    Age range
    From 0 years
    Sex
    Both
    Data Collection Period
    From 01 January 1996 - Ongoing
    Language(s)
    Latvian
    Updating Periodicity
    Daily
    Personal Identifier
    National identifier
    Level of aggregation
    Individual
    Terms of data access

    Official statistics are available at the online database (without restrictions) https://statistika.spkc.gov.lv/pxweb/en/
    Special data requests should be sent at pasts@spkc.gov.lv

    Regulations for data sharing

    Statistics Law, availabe online: https://likumi.lv/ta/en/en/id/274749-statistics-law
     
    Personal Data Processing Law, 
    available online: https://likumi.lv/ta/en/en/id/300099-personal-data-processing-law

    Law on the Rights of Patients, 
    availabe online: https://likumi.lv/ta/en/en/id/203008-law-on-the-rights-of-patients

    Linkage possible
    Yes
    Data Owner(s)
    Centre fo Disease Prevention and Control of Latvia (CDPC) - Slimību profilakses un kontroles centrs (SPKC)
    Contact name
    Janis Misins
    Contact e-mail
    janis.misins@spkc.gov.lv
    Contact info (address)

    22 Duntes street, c-5, Riga, Latvia, LV 1005

    Updated on 04 January 2023