Health databases & datasets: Europe

HDB-0047

ArrayExpress (BioStudies)

European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), European Bioinformatics Institute ArrayExpress is a repository for functional genomics experiments including array and sequence-based studies, housed within the BioStudies database at EMBL-EBI. Researchers can browse, submit, and download experimental metadata, protocols, and data files through web interfaces or specialized tools like the Bioconductor package and Annotare submission system. Open dataset Open access HDB-0065

Eurostat Health Database

Eurostat (European Commission) Eurostat's health database provides statistical information on health and health systems across EU member states and associated countries. It covers health expenditure, resources, activities, and services with data structured by topic and accessible through interactive tools and bulk download. Open dataset Open access HDB-0070

CBS StatLine Health

CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek - Statistics Netherlands) CBS StatLine is the electronic database of Statistics Netherlands providing open access to official Dutch statistics on health and welfare topics. Users can create custom tables and download health data at no cost; microdata access requires authorization. Open dataset Open access HDB-0071

Vektis Open Data

Vektis (Dutch healthcare information organization) Vektis manages healthcare cost data from the Dutch Health Insurance Act, providing aggregated open datasets on healthcare spending by service type at postal code and municipal levels. Data is freely downloadable as CSV files with annual updates covering 2011-2024. Open dataset Open access HDB-0111

Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) Health Statistics Portal

Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) The Turkish Statistical Institute maintains a comprehensive health statistics portal with aggregated data on Turkey's population health including mortality, morbidity, health expenditure, disability, and healthcare utilization statistics. The portal provides public access to downloadable datasets and indicators covering health and social protection statistics compiled from national health surveillance systems. Open dataset Open access HDB-0122

SNDS (Système National des Données de Santé)

Cnam (National Health Insurance Fund) The SNDS integrates health insurance reimbursement data (Sniiram), hospital activity records (PMSI), mortality data from Inserm, and disability support data, covering over 65 million individuals. Access is provided through the Health Data Hub to public organizations with permanent public service missions and to entities authorized by CNIL (France's data protection authority) for public interest research. Research database Credentialed HDB-0123

Health Data Hub (Plateforme des données de santé)

GIP Santé (Public Interest Grouping), joint supervision of Ministry of Health, INRIA, INSERM, CNAM The Health Data Hub is France's national platform providing secure, unified access to pseudonymized health data from SNDS and other national health registries, serving researchers, innovators, and public health authorities. Data access requires project submission, CNIL authorization, and demonstration of public interest; over 230 projects have been approved through the platform. Research database By application HDB-0124

Forschungsdatenzentrum Gesundheit (FDZ Gesundheit)

BfArM (Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices) The FDZ Gesundheit provides pseudonymized billing data from all legally insured Germans through virtual analysis workspaces, with plans to add electronic patient record (ePA) data as of late 2026. Researchers submit applications detailing their research purpose, and approved researchers access customized datasets within secure analysis environments without direct data transfer. Research database By application HDB-0125

German Centre for Cancer Registry Data (Zentrum für Krebsregisterdaten, ZfKD)

Robert Koch Institute (RKI) The ZfKD consolidates clinical and epidemiological cancer registry data from all 16 German federal states, providing incidence, prevalence, and survival statistics across 30+ cancer types with 25 years of historical data. Access is provided through an interactive database query interface and regular epidemiological publications; data through 2023 is available. Research database Open access HDB-0126

PHARMO Database Network

PHARMO Institute (now part of Lumanity) The PHARMO Database Network comprises anonymized linked healthcare records from 14 million patients across 1,400 primary and secondary care providers in the Netherlands, representing 250 million person-years of data including GP records, hospital admissions, pharmacy records, and specialized registries. Researchers access PHARMO through coordinated studies via institutional partnerships; the database has contributed to over 1,000 published studies covering drug safety, effectiveness, and utilization. Research database Credentialed HDB-0127

Nivel Primary Care Database (Nivel-PCD)

Nivel (Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research) The Nivel Primary Care Database combines routine electronic health record data from representative samples of Dutch primary care providers (GPs, physiotherapists, mental health professionals, dietitians) linked with pharmacy and secondary care data. Researchers access de-identified data through a formal application and approval process governed by steering committees with healthcare provider representatives. Research database Credentialed HDB-0128

Healthdata.be / Health Data Agency (HDA)

Health Data Agency (formerly Sciensano) Healthdata.be is a Belgian platform that facilitates data exchange between healthcare professionals and researchers while protecting privacy and medical confidentiality, providing inventory of national health registries and secure data collection infrastructure. As of April 1, 2026, the platform is managed by the Health Data Agency; access procedures and registry management are coordinated through the updated platform at hda.belgium.be. Research database By application HDB-0138

Hospital In-Patient Enquiry (HIPE)

Healthcare Pricing Office (HPO), Irish Department of Health HIPE is a national computerised health information system recording demographic, administrative, and clinical data on all inpatient and daycase discharges from publicly funded acute hospitals in Ireland, covering approximately 1.7 million discharges annually from 58 public acute hospitals. Researchers access HIPE data through the HPO for health services research, epidemiology, clinical audit, and policy planning using the HIPE Statistics Reporter or data requests. Research database By application HDB-0148

EudraCT

European Medicines Agency (EMA) EudraCT is the European Union's database for interventional clinical trials on medicinal products conducted in the EU/EEA from May 2004 through January 2025 under Directive 2001/20/EC. As of January 31, 2025, new EU/EEA trials must transition to the newer Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS), though EudraCT continues to accept results submissions and third-country trial files. Research database Open access HDB-0149

EU Clinical Trials Register

European Medicines Agency (EMA) The EU Clinical Trials Register provides public access to information on trials previously registered in EudraCT, including trial protocols and results data. It serves as the historical and transitional repository for EU/EEA trial information while ongoing trials are registered through the newer Clinical Trials Information System. Research database Open access HDB-0155

EHDEN

EHDEN Foundation EHDEN operates a federated network of over 100 healthcare data sources across Europe standardized to the OMOP Common Data Model to generate reliable real-world evidence for medicines and health research. The foundation provides infrastructure, training, and research coordination services to enable collaborative studies while maintaining data governance and institutional autonomy. Research database By application HDB-0156

DARWIN EU

European Medicines Agency (EMA) DARWIN EU is the EMA's Data Analysis and Real World Interrogation Network, established to provide timely evidence on the safety and effectiveness of medicines using real-world healthcare data from approximately 40 data partners across the EU. The network conducts regulatory studies to support medicines oversight and authorization decisions throughout a medicine's lifecycle. Research database By application HDB-0164

SHARE (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe)

SHARE-ERIC (European Research Infrastructure Consortium) Europe's largest social science panel study collecting longitudinal data on health, biomarkers, employment, cognition, and economics across 28 participating countries. Researchers register as users and access data through the dedicated data portal (share-project.org/data), with approximately 690,000 interviews from 175,000 respondents supporting over 4,800 publications. Open dataset Free registration HDB-0166

Lifelines (Dutch Biobank and Cohort Study)

Lifelines Biobank, University Medical Center Groningen The Netherlands' largest biobank with over 167,000 participants providing health data and biological samples approximately every five years. Researchers submit data access applications through the dedicated biobank portal (lifelines-biobank.com), gaining access to well-organized questionnaires and datasets supporting over 750 scientific publications. Open dataset By application HDB-0168

German National Cohort Study (NAKO)

German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and participating research institutions Germany's largest long-term study researching common diseases with participants undergoing ongoing examinations and health questionnaires in multiple phases. Researchers can access information through the NAKO TransferHub and contact research-responsible persons for collaboration, with resources supporting multiple research projects and an International NAKO Conference planned for 2026. Open dataset By application HDB-0177

CAMELYON17

Diagnostic Image Analysis Group (DIAG), Radboud University Medical Center; Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center An open-access histopathology dataset of 1,399 H&E-stained whole-slide images of sentinel lymph nodes from breast cancer patients, created for automated detection and classification of metastases. The dataset includes training and test sets with pixel-level annotations. Open dataset Open access