Open data
At msis.no, you can find statistics for infectious diseases from 1977 to today. You can also create your own tables. If you are looking for figures on covid-19, select the disease category "Coronavirus with outbreak potential".
If you need further simple statistical overviews, please contact the Department of Infectious Disease Registries at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health or send an e-mail to msis.data@fhi.no.
Criteria for data access
The data sources have different purposes and are regulated by different laws and regulations. In order to access information from the data sources, what you plan to use the information for must be in accordance with the purpose of the data source.
The types of approvals and documents you must submit to access information depend on what you are applying for, what you are going to use the information for and how you are going to process it. We therefore recommend that you take the time to familiarize yourself with the application guides before starting the application process:
Application guide for anonymous, aggregated data (statistical data)
Application guide for personally identifiable data
Apply for access to data
You can apply for access to data from the registry via the application forms at helsedata.no.
Prices for access to data
Helsedataservice charges for the processing of applications submitted via helsedata.no, while the data custodians charge for data preparation and making the data material available. Helsedataservice and the data custodians will issue separate invoices.
Prices at NIPH
According to the regulations of the individual health registries or health surveys, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) will charge for actual expenses in connection with the extraction, linkage and preparation of the health data that is made available.
See more information about prices for access to data and biological material managed by the National Institute of Public Health (fhi.no).