The aim of the register | On the basis of data in the Public Health Insurance Register, it is possible to analyse the population’s use of various health insurance services within individual areas of specialisation as well as any geographical differences in the pattern of use. The register also makes it possible to get a better picture of patients’ overall course of illness by combining data from the National Patient Register and the Register of Causes of Death |
Responsible authority | The Danish Health Authority |
Contact | Statistics Denmark Kamilla Heurlén, tel +45 3917 3493 |
Variables | The register contains information on the settling of health insurance services between the countys, Copenhagen and Frederiksberg municipality - and health care providers, i.e. general practitioners and specialist doctors, dentists, physiotherapists, psychologists, etc. |
Accessing the data | Contact the Danish Health Authority |
Period covered | Data for 1990 onwards from the Joint Municipal Health Insurance Register can be found at the Danish Health Authority |