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Icelandic Cancer Registry

Icelandic Directorate of Health

HDB-0390

Population-based cancer registry maintained by Iceland's Directorate of Health since 1954, registering all cancer diagnoses according to international standards. Data available to researchers through application to the Directorate's scientific research committee.

Category

Research database

Access

By application

Region

Nordic — Iceland

Coverage

1954-present

Data types

cancer diagnoses, incidence, mortality

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Record HDB-0390 · last verified 2026-08-23 · listed in Research databases

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