IQVIA Disease Analyzer Germany

01/02/2024
18/05/2026
Data source
Human
Primary care medical records
Population Qualitative Data

Population age groups

  • Paediatric Population (< 18 years)
    • Neonate
      • Preterm newborn infants (0 – 27 days)
      • Term newborn infants (0 – 27 days)
    • Infants and toddlers (28 days – 23 months)
    • Children (2 to < 12 years)
    • Adolescents (12 to < 18 years)
  • Adult and elderly population (≥18 years)
    • Adults (18 to < 65 years)
      • Adults (18 to < 46 years)
      • Adults (46 to < 65 years)
    • Elderly (≥ 65 years)
      • Adults (65 to < 75 years)
      • Adults (75 to < 85 years)
      • Adults (85 years and over)

Estimated percentage of the population covered by the data source in the catchment area

General population; ~3300 physicians including office based GPs and specialists: cardiologists gastroenterologists pulmonologists rheumatologists diabetologists pediatricians neurologists psychiatrists gynecologists dermatologists ENT orthopedics urologists
~2700 practices
> 300M prescription orders, all specialties together (total DB)
Active population: ~18% national population (15M active patients 3 MAT)
Family linkage

Family linkage available in the data source permanently or can be created on an ad hoc basis

Ad hoc
Population

Population size

44723474

Active population size

8420985

Population by age group

Age group Population size Active population size
Paediatric Population (< 18 years)
5982745
1020763
Infants and toddlers (28 days – 23 months)
729894
96265
Children (2 to < 12 years)
3180436
588400
Adolescents (12 to < 18 years)
2072415
336098
Adults (18 to < 46 years)
15391679
2361351
Adults (46 to < 65 years)
12047390
2410295
Elderly (≥ 65 years)
11301660
2628576
Adults (65 to < 75 years)
5324385
1273824
Adults (75 to < 85 years)
4287196
893882
Adults (85 years and over)
1690079
460870
Median observation time

Median time (years) between first and last available records for unique individuals

0.33

Median time (years) between first and last available records for unique active individuals (alive and currently registered)

4.06