Overview of health registries at FHI

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Last update 04.08.2025

The mandatory national health registries were established to maintain national functions. They are used for health analysis, health statistics, improving the quality of healthcare, research, administration and emergency preparedness.

The registries are regulated according to the Act relating to Personal Health Data Registries. The registries with personally identifiable information that are not based on consent are established after evaluation by the Norwegian government.

Overview of health registries at FHI

Norwegian Patient Registry (NPR)

Table 1. Overview of the mandatory national health registries
Register	Data Responsible (Data Processor)
Cause of Death Registry (DÅR)	Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Cancer Registry of Norway	Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Medical Birth Registry of Norway (MFR)	Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Norwegian Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases (MSIS)	Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Norwegian Immunisation Registry (SYSVAK)	Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Norwegian Cardiovascular Disease Registry (HKR)	Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Norwegian Patient Registry (NPR)	Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Norwegian Prescribed Drug Registry (LMR)	Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Norwegian Register of Primary Health Care (KPR)	Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Norwegian Surveillance System for Antibiotic Use and Healthcare-Associated Infections (NOIS)	Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Norwegian Surveillance System for Antimicrobial Drug Resistance (NORM)	Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Registry of Pregnancy Termination	Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Norwegian Surveillance System for Resistance Against Antivirals (RAVN)	Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Registers without active collection/included in other registers
Register	Data Responsible (Data Processor)
Norwegian Prescription Database (NorPD)	Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Norwegian Information System for the Nursing and Care Sector (IPLOS)	Norwegian Institute of Public Health