Sweden National Cancer Register / Cancerregistret

First published 19/09/2022

Last updated 30/06/2026

Data source

Human

Cancer registry

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: 95%

Description of the population covered by the data source in the catchment area whose data are not collected (e.g., people who are registered only for private care): Completeness is lower for advanced, late stage tumours diagnosed with a poor prognosis, especially among older patients. For more information, please see "Register-based trace back of cancer on death certificates: An approach
to estimating death certificate initiated cancer cases, 2005–2022", at
https://www.socialstyrelsen.se/publikationer/register-based-trace-back-of-cancer-on-death-certificates-an-approach-to-estimating-death-certificate-initiated-cancer-cases-20052022-2024-8-9189/

Family linkage

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

Population

Age group	Population size	Active population size
Adults (46 to < 65 years)	704.532	266.705
Adults (65 to < 75 years)	733.728	179.679

Median observation time

Median time (years) between first and last available records for unique individuals: 0,00

Median time (years) between first and last available records for unique active individuals (alive and currently registered): 0,00

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