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. 2018 Dec 19;17(2):2531–2542. doi: 10.3892/ol.2018.9851

Table II.

Epidemiological data quality in each Country of World Health Organization European Region.

A, Cluster 1

Quality of data

Data source Methods


Country Incidencea Mortalitya Incidencea Mortalityb
Uzbekistan Outside European Institutions G 2 5 2
Tajikistan Outside European Institutions G 3 5 2
Azerbaijan Outside European Institutions G 2 5 2
Kyrgyzstan Outside European Institutions G 2 5 1
Albania G 3 4 1
Georgia G 2 5 2
Turkmenistan Outside European Institutions G 2 5 1
Greece G 3 4 1
Turkey C 6 6 5
Bosnia and Herzegovina D 5 2 2
Armenia G 3 5 2

B, Cluster 2

Quality of data

Data source Methods


Country Incidencea Mortalitya Incidencea Mortalityb

Kazakhstan Outside European Institutions G 2 5 2
Ukraine A 2 2 2
Lithuania A 1 1 1
Finland A 1 1 1
Latvia A 1 1 1
FRY of Macedonia G 3 4 1
Belarus Outside European Institutions A 2 1 2
Russian Federation Outside European Institutions D 2 1 1
Cyprus A 3 2 2
Austria A 2 1 1
Romania E 1 4 1
Poland C 3 3 1
Estonia A 1 1 1
Montenegro G 6 9 6
Republic of Moldova A 2 1 1
Serbia B 2 4 1
Bulgaria A 2 1 1
Croatia A 2 1 1

C, Cluster 3
Quality of data

Data source Methods


Country Incidencea Mortalitya Incidencea Mortalityb

Ireland A 1 1 1
Israel Outside European Institutions A 2 1 1
Belgium A 2 2 2
Slovenia A 1 1 1
Czech Republic A 2 1 1
Norway A 2 1 1
Netherlands A 2 1 1
Denmark A 2 1 1
Hungary G 1 4 1
Slovakia Republic A 1 1 1

D, Cluster 4

Quality of data

Data source Methods


Country Incidencea Mortalitya Incidencea Mortalityb

Iceland A 1 1 1
Sweden A 2 3 1
Switzerland B 2 3 1
France (Metrop.) B 2 3 1
United Kingdom A 1 1 1
Germany B 2 1 1
Luxembourg D 2 4 1
Portugal C 3 4 1
Malta A 1 1 1
Spain B 2 3 1
Italy B 2 3 1
Andorra NR NR NR NR
Monaco NR NR NR NR
San Marino NR NR NR NR
a

Quality assessment of Epidemiological data source and methods according to Mathers et al (2005).

b

Forman D, Bray F, Brewster DH, Gombe Mbalawa C, Kohler B, Piñeros M, Steliarova-Foucher E, Swaminathan R and Ferlay J. Data available from Cancer Incidence in Five Continents Vol. X Scientific Publication No. 164, IARC. NR, Not Reported.