Swedish Injury and Poisoning Patient Rates per 100,000 Inhabitants, 2018-2020

The National Board of Health and Welfare's statistical database on injuries and poisonings provides patient counts for inpatient or outpatient specialized care. It covers environmental injuries such as poisoning accidents classified as X40-X49 during the years 2018-2020, with rates calculated per 100,000 inhabitants. The dataset is provided by Lantmäteriet via the eu_open_data platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in poisoning accident rates based on the ICD-10 codes X40-X49 mentioned in the description.
• Compare regional public health burdens based on patient counts per 100,000 inhabitants.
• Model temporal patterns in environmental injury incidents based on the 2018-2020 time range.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined three-year period from 2018 to 2020.
• Metrics are standardized as rates per 100,000 inhabitants, facilitating comparison.
• Focuses on specific ICD-10 injury classifications (X40-X49) for poisoning accidents.

Limitations

• Last updated metadata is from 2008-01-01; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and sample data are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

The National Board of Health and Welfare, provided by Lantmäteriet.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national health and welfare statistics.

Time Range

2018-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2008-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sweden (inferred from the National Board of Health and Welfare)