Linkage of Swedish national registers for psychiatric research

22/11/2024
01/04/2026
Data source
Human
Birth registry
Death registry
Hospital inpatient records
Hospital outpatient visit records
Pharmacy dispensing records
Population registry
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Population Qualitative Data

Population age groups

  • Paediatric Population (< 18 years)
    • Neonate
      • Preterm newborn infants (0 – 27 days)
      • Term newborn infants (0 – 27 days)
    • 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

The entire Swedish population and their family relationships since 1932.

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)

Individuals born after year 2021.
Family linkage

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

Permanently

Family linkage available between the following persons

Father-child
Mother-child
Sibling
Population

Active population size

10000000
Median observation time

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

33.00